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noun
- 1. the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth: "King Henry VIII"
- 2. 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.
verb
- 1. make (someone) king. archaic
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The meaning of KING is a male monarch of a major territorial unit; especially : one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life. How to use king in a sentence.
King, a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be subject. Kingship, a worldwide phenomenon, can be elective, as in medieval Germany, but it is usually hereditary.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds the powers of government without control, or the entire sovereignty over a nation; he is a limited monarch if his power is restrained by fixed laws; and he is an absolute, when he holds the whole legislative, judicial, and executive ...
noun. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. (initial capital letter) God or Christ. a person or thing preeminent in its class: a king of actors. a playing card bearing a picture of a king.
used to say that someone or something is the most important part of something or has the most influence: In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king. They all followed the principle that the customer is king. Media executives are fond of saying that content is king.
In a monarchy, the male ruler is called the king. A king or queen rules until death, when the next in line — usually a son or daughter — inherits the throne. You can also use the word king to describe someone who's very powerful or well-known, like the king of Scrabble competitions or the king of the auto industry.
Definition of king noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
