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Definition of King
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King
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. The chief piece in the game of chess. A crowned man in the game of draughts. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. Related Definitions:
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King Quotations
Law is king of all. Henry Alford Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. Denis Diderot You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper. Robert Alton Harris In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Desiderius Erasmus He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
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King Translations
king in Afrikaans is dam, koning king in Danish is dame king in Dutch is dam, lady, jonkvrouw, vrouw king in Finnish is kuningas king in French is dame, roi king in Latin is rex regis king in Norwegian is konge king in Portuguese is rei king in Spanish is rey king in Swedish is konung, kung |
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