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antiking

antiking noun: one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.

Noun

antiking (plural antikings)

  1. One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
    • The political opposition in Germany carried on regardless, electing Rudolf of Rheinfelden as the first ever anti-king at an assembly in Forchheim on 15 March 1077.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 58
    Synonyms:
    claimant, pretender

Synonyms of antiking

Forms of antiking

pluralantikings
alternative formanti-king

Origin of antiking

From anti- + king. Calque of German Gegenkönig.

Questions about antiking

What does antiking mean?
Antiking means one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
What part of speech is antiking?
Antiking is a noun.
What is the plural of antiking?
The plural of antiking is antikings.

Words near antiking in the dictionary

  1. antikidnap
  2. antikidnapping
  3. antikidney
  4. antikilling
  5. antikinetic
  6. antiking
  7. antikings
  8. antikink
  9. antikinks
  10. Antikirinya
  11. antikissing

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