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kings of all they survey

kings of all they survey is the plural of king of all one surveys.

Meaning of king of all one surveys

Noun

king of all one surveys (usually uncountable, plural kings of all they survey)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) Possessing governing authority over a range of territory; having decisive control or oversight over all major matters within one's ambit of influence; having a satisfying position of respected leadership or comfortable prestige.
    • Let the world without go as it may, let kingdoms rise or fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bill he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys.1819, Washington Irving, “Stratford-on-Avon”, in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon

Questions about kings of all they survey

What is kings of all they survey the plural of?
Kings of all they survey is the plural of king of all one surveys.

Words near kings of all they survey in the dictionary

  1. Kings Hill
  2. Kings Langley
  3. Kings Meadows
  4. Kings Newton
  5. Kings Norton
  6. kings of all they survey
  7. kings of arms
  8. kings of beasts
  9. kings of clubs
  10. kings of diamonds
  11. kings of hearts

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