kinglet
kinglet noun: a petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
Noun
kinglet (plural kinglets)
- A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
- Cæsar termeth all the Lords, which in his time had justice in France, to be Kinglets [tr. reguli], or pettie Kings.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 42, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- My son hears tales. In the viceroy’s personal entourage, one could scarcely help it. And he tells me of them. Our new viceroy would not refuse the Crown if offered, but he guards his line of retreat. There are stories that, failing Imperial heights, he plans to carve out a new Empire in the...1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V, chapter 10, pages 160–161
- A young or little king.
- A prince.
- Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.
- Synonyms:
- crest
Synonyms of kinglet
Forms of kinglet
| plural | kinglets |
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Origin of kinglet
From king + -let.
Words formed from kinglet
Questions about kinglet
- What does kinglet mean?
- Kinglet means a petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
- What part of speech is kinglet?
- Kinglet is a noun.
- What is the plural of kinglet?
- The plural of kinglet is kinglets.
Words near kinglet in the dictionary
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