king
Meaning of king
- the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
King Henry VIII
- the most important chess piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn.
- make (someone) king.
- act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering way.
he'll start kinging it over the lot of us again
science kings it over the realm of intellectual discourse
Old English cyning, cyng, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koning and German König, also to kin.
noun
the British national anthem.
evidence suggests a 17th-century origin for the complete words and tune of the anthem. The ultimate origin is obscure: the phrase ‘God save the King’ occurs in various passages in the Old Testament, while as early as 1545 it was a watchword in the navy, with ‘long to reign over us’ as a countersign.
Information about king
- The plural form of king is: kings.
- Languages in which king is used:
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Hyphenation of king
king
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- king is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
king synonyms
Meaning male monarch:
Meaning queen:
Meaning baron:
baron, magnate, mogul, power, tycoon
Meaning King:
Meaning a person exercising government or dominion:
Meaning a supreme ruler, especially a monarch:
Meaning a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor:
Meaning impressive beauty, scale, or stateliness:
Meaning the monarchy or reigning monarch:
Meaning a sovereign ruler of an empire:
Meaning a male monarch of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor:
Meaning a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one:
Meaning a ruler, especially a feudal lord:
Meaning a master or ruler:
Meaning the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country:
Meaning a leader or ruler of a people or clan:
Translation of king
Anagrams of king
Words that rhyme with king
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