Kingdom Come
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Death, the grave, execution, the next world. And forty pounds be theirs, a pretty sum, For sending such a rogue to kingdom come. PETER PINDAR: Subjects for Painters.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Kingdom Come” mean?
Death, the grave, execution, the next world. And forty pounds be theirs, a pretty sum, For sending such a rogue to kingdom come. PETER PINDAR: Subjects for Painters.
Is “Kingdom Come” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.