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overkings

overkings is the plural of overking.

Meaning of overking

Noun

overking (plural overkings)

  1. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom; a king that is truly superior or supreme; an emperor.
    • the King of Connaught, who was recognized as overking of the island by the rest of the tribe[…]1874, John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People

Questions about overkings

What is overkings the plural of?
Overkings is the plural of overking.

Words near overkings in the dictionary

  1. overkindly
  2. overkindness
  3. overking
  4. overkingdom
  5. overkingdoms
  6. overkings
  7. overknee
  8. overknowing
  9. overlabor
  10. overlabored
  11. overlaboring

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