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high king

high king noun: a chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings.

Noun

high king (plural high kings)

  1. A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings.
    • […] is eighth in descent from Aedh Slaine, Highking of Ireland, in the Southern Uí Néill pedigrees.1950, The Journal of Celtic studies - Volume 1 - Page 80
    • Idris, the first High King, had silvery eyes in a face lined with years of bright laughter and unspeakable sorrow.2012, Holly Taylor, Dreamer's Cycle Series

Proper noun

high king

  1. (capitalized, often) The king of kings: God; often, Jesus Christ.

high king meaning in Hindi, Sanskrit, Indonesian and Thai

high king in Hindi

chief king
अधिराज adhirāj, अधिपति adhipti

high king in Sanskrit

chief king
अधिराज adhirāja, अधिपति adhipati

high king in Indonesian

chief king
adiraja

high king in Thai

chief king
จักรพรรดิ jàk-grà-pát, เจ้าพระยา jâao-prá-yaa, บรมราชา bɔɔ-rom-raa-chaa, บรมราชาธิราช bɔɔ-rom-raa-chaa-tí-râat, พ่อขุน pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn

Forms of high king

pluralhigh kings
alternative formhigh-king
alternative formhighking

Origin of high king

From Middle English *heah-kyng, from Old English hēahcyning (“high-king; God”), equivalent to high + king.

Words formed from high king

Questions about high king

What does high king mean?
High king means a chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings.
What is high king in Hindi?
High king in Hindi is अधिराज (adhirāj), अधिपति (adhipti). See High king meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is high king?
High king can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of high king?
The plural of high king is high kings.

Words near high king in the dictionary

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  8. high kingship
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