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underkings

underkings is the plural of underking.

Meaning of underking

Noun

underking (plural underkings)

  1. An inferior or subordinate king; a viceroy.
    • From the Johore capital on the island of Pulau Penyengat in the Riau Archipelago, where Parani's brother became "underking" to a puppet Malay sultan, the Bugis extended their control over the tin negeri of Kedah and Perak, [...]1987, David P. Chandler, David Joel Steinberg, In Search of Southeast Asia

Questions about underkings

What is underkings the plural of?
Underkings is the plural of underking.

Words near underkings in the dictionary

  1. underkind
  2. underkinds
  3. underking
  4. underkingdom
  5. underkingdoms
  6. underkings
  7. underknee
  8. underknown
  9. underlaborer
  10. underlaborers
  11. underlabourer

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