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war-kings

war-kings is the plural of war-king.

Meaning of war-king

Noun

war-king (plural war-kings)

  1. A king in times of war; a warrior king.
    • All the inhabitants, excepting the Druids, were trained early to war, and every clan or family fought in a separate band, under the King of its particular nation, and a War King elected as chief general.1828, Richard Thomson, Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, volume II, Edinburgh: Constable and Co., page 82

Questions about war-kings

What is war-kings the plural of?
War-kings is the plural of war-king.

Words near war-kings in the dictionary

  1. war-horn
  2. war-horns
  3. war-horse
  4. war-horses
  5. war-king
  6. war-kings
  7. war-mask
  8. war-masks
  9. war-monger
  10. war-mongers
  11. war-paint

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