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enalties for which were originally intended to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom.

porarily. -- In present, at once, without delay. [Obs.] "With them, in present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his death." Milton.

ek prevailed. Ex. xvii. 11. So David prevailed over the Philistine. 1 Sam. xvii. 50. This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England. Swift.

One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. Is it concluded he shall be protector ! Shak.

so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.

The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.

a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital. "Kingdoms and provinces." Shak.

The act of purging. The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller.

A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. In faith, and by the heaven's quene. Chaucer.

A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse- chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also meletin.

r. The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. 2 Tim. iv. 1. Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. Herbert.

A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley.

icarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. Lowth.

Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.

The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser. [God] him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer.

one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity. Glanvill.

ke away by force. An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11. To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.

To put in possession again; to reinstate. And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was again. Spenser.

Resident; present in a place. [Obs.] In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant. Spenser.

To revert; to pass back into possession. And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David. 1Kings xii. 26.