Why this word is great
KINGCRAFT — [Noun] The art, skill, or practice of ruling as a king; royal statesmanship. From king (meaning "a male sovereign ruler") + -craft (a suffix meaning "skill or art of"). Unlike "statesmanship," which suggests a civic ideal applicable to any leader, or "governance," which denotes a neutral process of administration, kingcraft is the personal, ancient calculus of maintaining a throne. It is the strategic marriage arranged for a sliver of coastline, the weary deciphering of a rival's loyalty from the exact tilt of his bowed head, and the precise distance maintained in a throne room—close enough to feel a supplicant’s breath, yet far enough to remain untouchable. It is the lonely alchemy of transforming a man into an institution, and an institution back into a man, for the sole purpose of making obedience feel like destiny.