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woman king

woman king noun: synonym of queen regnant (“a female monarch”), particularly in a monarchy in which she holds the title of king.

Noun

woman king (plural women kings)

  1. Synonym of queen regnant (“a female monarch”), particularly in a monarchy in which she holds the title of king
    • Hence one looks in vain for the unusual reign of the woman king Hatshepsut or the “criminal” heretic Akhenaten and other kings associated with the Amarna interlude.2015, Jason Thompson, Wonderful Things - A History of Egyptology - Volume 2 - The Golden Age: 1881-1914, American University in Cairo Press, page 16
    • The author of Tarikh-I-Shahi wrote a book on the customs and the sovereignty of a woman king called Qutlugh Tarkan.2010 February, Parvin Torkamany Azar, “The Author’s Attitude of the Book “ Tarikh-i-Shahi” on Women Kings”, in Journal of Woman in Culture Arts, volume 1, number 2, 148774
    Synonyms:
    queen regnant

Synonyms of woman king

Forms of woman king

pluralwomen kings

Questions about woman king

What does woman king mean?
Woman king means synonym of queen regnant (“a female monarch”), particularly in a monarchy in which she holds the title of king.
What part of speech is woman king?
Woman king is a noun.
What is the plural of woman king?
The plural of woman king is women kings.

Words near woman king in the dictionary

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  2. Woman Crush Wednesdays
  3. woman enough
  4. woman fashion
  5. woman hater
  6. woman king
  7. woman of easy virtue
  8. woman of few words
  9. woman of ill fame
  10. woman of ill repute
  11. woman of letters

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