kyng

Noun

king (plural kings)

1. (countable) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
   • Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
   1. (countable) The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
      • The British Parliament has had made it for it in the past the claim that it could do anything excepting convert a woman into a man.[…]And the high court [of Amsterdam] has done it by deciding that all officials and public servants shall take their oath of allegiance not to Queen Wilhelmina but to...1891 January 3, ““King” Wilhelmina”, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume LI, number III, Chicago, Ill., page 5, column 7
   2. (Australia, countable, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
      • Old Culwaddy the ‘king’, squatting by the galley fire, looked up questioningly[.]1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 56
   3. (countable, figuratively) A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
      • Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
   4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
      • In times of financial panic, cash is king.
   5. (countable, slang) A man worthy of respect.
      • I'm sure you got the job, king.

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