antiking en · NOUN
Etymology
From anti- + king. Calque of German Gegenkönig.
Meanings
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One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
The political opposition in Germany carried on regardless, electing Rudolf of Rheinfelden as the first ever anti-king at an assembly in Forchheim on 15 March 1077.
2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antikings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| anti-king | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
ka ანტიმეფე (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch) · de Gegenkönig (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch) · nl tegenkoning (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch) · ka ანტი-მეფე (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch) · pt anti-rei (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch)