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king en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪŋɡ/ (UK)
[ˈkʰɪŋ]
/ˈkiŋ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈkʰæŋ] without æ-raising
(US) audio
[ˈkʰɛ̃ŋ] æ-raising
[ˈkʰeɪ̯ŋ] æ-raising
/ˈkɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰɪŋɡ] (UK)
/ˈkæŋ/ without æ-raising
/ˈkeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰiŋ] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
/ˈkɪŋ/
(UK) audio Audio — the king

Etymology

From Middle English king, kyng, kynge, from Old English cening, cing, cining, cuning, cyncg, cyneg, cyng, cyngc, cynig, cyning, king, kining, kuning, kyning, kyningc (“king”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, *kunungaz (“king”), from *kunją (“clan, family, kin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce; to beget”). Equivalent to kin + -ing. Doublet of cyning and knez. Cognates Cognate with Yola king, kinge (“king”), North Frisian kining, köning (“king”), Saterland Frisian Kening, König, Köänig (“king”), West Frisian kening (“king”), Alemannic German Chüng, Künig (“king”), Bavarian Kini (“king”), Central Franconian Künning (“king”), Cimbrian khuuneg (“king”), Dutch koning (“king”), German König (“king”), Luxembourgish Kinnek (“king”), Vilamovian kyng (“king”), Yiddish קעניג (kenig), קיניג (kinig, “king”), Danish kong, konge, konning (“king”), Elfdalian kunungg (“king”), Faroese kongur (“king”), Icelandic kóngur, konungur (“king”), Norwegian Bokmål konge (“king”), Norwegian Nynorsk konge (“king”), Scanian káng (“king”), Swedish konung, kung (“king”), Latgalian and Latvian kungs (“gentlemen”), Lithuanian kunigas (“priest”), Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ, “prince; duke”), Bulgarian кнез (knez), княз (knjaz, “prince”), Czech kněz (“priest”), kníže (“prince”), Macedonian кнез (knez, “prince”), Polish ksiądz, xiądz (“priest; prince”), Serbo-Croatian кне̑з, knȇz (“prince”), Slovak kňaz (“priest”), knieža (“prince”), Slovene knez (“prince”), Estonian and Finnish kuningas (“king”), Ingrian kunigas, kunikas, kuningas (“king”), Veps kunigaz (“king”), Votic kunikõz (“king”), Võro kuning (“king”), Inari Sami kunâgâs (“king”), Kildin Sami коа̄нгэсс (kåångess), ко̄нгэс (kōnges, “bridegroom; king”), Lule Sami and Pite Sami gånågis (“king”), Northern Sami gonagas (“king”), Skolt Sami koonǥõs (“king”), Ter Sami конагас (konâgas, “king”); also Breton genel (“to bear”), Irish and Scottish Gaelic gin (“birth; fetus; offspring”), Welsh geni (“to be born”), Latin genō (“to bear, beget; to produce, yield”), Greek γενεά (geneá), γενιά (geniá, “ancestry, kin; generation”), Albanian dhen, dhën (“caprids, small livestock”), Lithuanian žentas (“son-in-law”), Belarusian зяць (zjacʹ, “brother-in-law; son-in-law”), Bulgarian and Macedonian зет (zet, “brother-in-law; son-in-law”), Czech zeť (“son-in-law”), Polish zięć (“son-on-law”), Russian зять (zjatʹ, “brother-in-law; son-in-law”), Serbo-Croatian зе̏т, zȅt (“brother-in-law; son-in-law”), Slovak zať (“son-in-law”), Slovene zet (“son-in-law”), Ukrainian зєть (zjetʹ), зять (zjatʹ, “brother-in-law; son-in-law”), Armenian ծնել (cnel, “to bear”), Avestan 𐬰𐬄𐬚𐬀𐬭 (ząθar, “father, progenitor; Creator”), Pashto زېږېدل (zeǵedël, “to be born”), Persian زادن (zādan / zâdan), زاییدن (zāyīdan / zâyidan, “to give birth”), Sanskrit जनति (janati, “to beget, create, produce; to assign, procure”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English roy (“king”) (Early Modern English roy), borrowed from Old French rei, roi, roy (“king”). The verb is inherited from Middle English kingen, kyngen (“to perform the duties of a king”), itself from the noun.

Meanings

(countable) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
- Charles the third became the new king of England from 2022.
(countable) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. ▸ The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- Hatshepsut was ruling as a king, not queen and she needed to be recognised as such. 2009, Charlotte Booth, “Hatshepsut”, in The Curse of the Mummy and Other Mysteries of Ancient Egypt, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN, page 93:
- The British Parliament has had made it for it in the past the claim that it could do anything excepting convert a woman into a man.[…]And the high court [of Amsterdam] has done it by deciding that all officials and public servants shall take their oath of allegiance not to Queen Wilhelmina but to King Wilhelmina. 1891 January 3, ““King” Wilhelmina”, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume LI, number III, Chicago, Ill., page 5, column 7:
- The act of perforating one’s ears could be read as a gendering performance—a modification from an overt masculinity (king) to a tempered female masculinity (king with female traits)—in which the male king was expected to adopt the quintessence of Omeppa’s female king wife, Ebulejonu, and by so doing, embody the true essence of womanhood.[…]Attah-Ebulejonu, like Hatshepsut of Egypt before her, ruled as (and was remembered as) a king, not queen, perhaps setting the precedent for the coronation of another female king, Ahebi Ugbabe, about four centuries later.[…]This time, the female king would not rule in the Igala kingdom nor would she be of Igala origin. Instead, the king would be an Igbo woman who had lived in Igalaland for many years, who had come of age and matured there and in the process had imbibed the cultural values and mores of the people with whom she had lived in exile. 2011, Nwando Achebe, “Mgbapu Ahebi: Exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895–1916”, in The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe, Bloomington, Ind.; Indianapolis, Ind.: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, pages 63–64:
(Australia, countable, historical) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. ▸ A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- Old Culwaddy the ‘king’, squatting by the galley fire, looked up questioningly[.] 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 56:
(countable, figuratively) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. ▸ A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
- "I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children came[…]and the Tenth Street house wasn't half big enough; and a dreadful speculative builder built this house and persuaded Austin to buy it. Oh, dear, and here we are among the rich and great; and the steel kings and copper kings and oil kings and their heirs and dauphins.[…]" 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”. 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:
- I'd been the dodgem car king at the Brisbane Ekka in 1975 and all those skills can flooding back[.] 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 154:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. ▸ Something that has a preeminent position.
- It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody. 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in The Onion A.V. Club, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2013:
- In times of financial panic, cash is king.
(countable, slang) A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. ▸ A man worthy of respect.
- I'm sure you got the job, king.
A component of certain games. ▸ The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The objective of each player is to place the opponent’s king ‘under attack’ in such a way that the opponent has no legal move. […] If the arbiter observes both kings are in check, or a pawn stands on the rank furthest from its starting position, he/she shall wait until the next move is completed. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, pages 2, 20:
A component of certain games. ▸ A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
A component of certain games. ▸ A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
A component of certain games. ▸ The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- In knockemdowns and bowls ten pins are used, the centre one being called the king, and the ball has to be grounded before it reaches the frame. 1878, John Henry Walsh, British Rural Sports, page 712:
Senses related to animals ▸ A male dragonfly; a drake.
Senses related to animals ▸ A reproductive caste of termites comprising males who remain in the colony mating with the queen and releasing pheromones that manage the other castes in the colony.
Senses related to animals ▸ A chinook salmon (king salmon).
Senses related to animals ▸ A group of animals whose tails have become entangled.
Senses related to large sizes of certain items ▸ A king-sized bed.
- Try asking for a king-size bed next time because kings are usually firmer. 2002, Scott W. Donkin, Gerard Meyer, Peak Performance: Body and Mind, page 119:
(UK, slang) Senses related to large sizes of certain items ▸ A king skin.
- Oi mate, have you got kings?
A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kings	Number=Plur		lexicographic
kyng		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
kynge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
kinge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Coordinates

regent (monarch) · prince (monarch) · caesar (monarch) · emperor (monarch) · ace (playing card) · maharajah (monarch) · empress (monarch) · kaiser (monarch) · tsar (monarch) · queen · princess (monarch) · jack (playing card) · knave · queen (playing card) · jack · shah (monarch) · viceroy (monarch) · royalty (monarch) · joker (playing card) · queen (monarch)

Translations (740)

czk קרל (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fi tammi ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · yue 國王 /国王 (a playing piece in chess) · vi già (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · enm kyng (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nb konge (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · yo oba (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira سُلْطان (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ru да́мка ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · su raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ml രാജാവ് (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ko 킹 ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · nn kong (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · oj ogimaa (a playing piece in chess) · ceb hari (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · dng вон (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · te రాజు (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hi बादशाह (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mt sultan (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sk kráľ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ab акрал (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mrw malik (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nb konge (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · twf taláyna (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fr dame ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · hy թագավոր (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ar مَلِك (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ak ɔhene (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ko 킹 (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · uk коро́ль (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ms narapati (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kw mytern (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bn সুলতান (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · it re (a playing piece in chess) · njo-jgl chuba (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hu király (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ar مَلِك (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sl kralj (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bci famien (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ln mokonzi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kk патша (a playing piece in chess) · ha sarki (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fr roi (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · id raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bbc raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ml രാജാവ് (a playing piece in chess) · xcl թագաւոր (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · inc-oas ৰাজা (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh krȃlj (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · my ကင်း (a playing piece in chess) · ar سُلْطَان (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · da konge (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · roa-opt rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xfa rex (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nn konge (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ka ხელმწიფე (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh krȃlj (a powerful or influential person) · tt шаһ (a playing piece in chess) · af koning (a playing piece in chess) · smn kunâgâs (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sa केसरी (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pam datu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tr papaz (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ne राजा (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · vec re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xcl արքայ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nn konge (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sw mfalme (a playing piece in chess) · az kral (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · za vuengz (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · as ৰজা (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nl dam ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · br roue (a playing piece in chess) · ja キング (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sq mbret (a playing piece in chess) · lo ຣາຊາ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · haw mōʻī (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pt rei (a playing piece in chess) · lv karalis (a playing piece in chess) · bua хаан (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira شاه (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · stq Köönich (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kn ರಾಜ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · got 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · th กษัตริย์ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · goh kuning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cel-gau rīx (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wa roy (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · obt roe (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · be каро́ль (a playing piece in chess) · de König (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · mk крал (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mr राजा (a playing piece in chess) · ro rege (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · yi מלך (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · csb król (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pi भूपालो (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lmo re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ms raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · rhg raza (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pdt Kjennich (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kmv hué (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uk цар (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lou rwa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ta ராஜா (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ast rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · jv raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ota شاه (a powerful or influential person) · nds Daam ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · am ንጉስ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pap rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wlm brenhyn (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lo ຄິງ (a playing piece in chess) · ain アエコテニシパ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ckb شاھ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · onw ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sv kung (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hu király (a playing piece in chess) · th คิง (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · km រាជា (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cri alê (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uga 𐎎𐎍𐎋 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hi राजा (a playing piece in chess) · mfe lerwa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · awa राजा (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ko 왕 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ee fiaŋutsu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hy թագավոր (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nl heer (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · rup bãsilãu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cmn 老K (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · yue 王 (a playing piece in chess) · ru князь (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sva ნეფე (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ga rí (a playing piece in chess) · fab alé (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ja 王様 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ur مَلِک (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kea rei (a playing piece in chess) · lo ກະສັດ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ltg karaļs (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · esu uss'utali (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · roa-opt rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ht wa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · goh cuning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · km ស្ដេច (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · vep kunigaz (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tly شا (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · osx kuning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sco keeng (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cmn K (kei, kǎi) (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · tk patyşa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xh inkosi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tr kral (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · be каро́ль (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uk да́мка ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · hit 𒈗𒍑 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · rmy král (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · he מֶלֶךְ (a playing piece in chess) · xmr 𐦳𐦣𐦫𐦡 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · el βασιλιάς (a playing piece in chess) · kab agellid (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fro roi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ga rí (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · nds Keunig (a playing piece in chess) · dz རྒྱལ་པོ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mt re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bcl hade (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · scn re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nrf roué (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tg шоҳ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ovd kunungg (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cmn 王 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · rom thagar (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira پادِشاه (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kaw ratu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tg шоҳ (a playing piece in chess) · mww vaj (a playing piece in chess) · uz shoh (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · aot raja (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mns-nor хо̄н (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ka მეფე (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ko 국왕 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tk korol (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · si රජු (a playing piece in chess) · acw مَلِك (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · egy sw-t:n (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gsw Chüng (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · qu qhapaq (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · my ဘုရင် (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gd rìgh (a playing piece in chess) · be каро́ль (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · uz shoh (a playing piece in chess) · sh krȃlj (a playing piece in chess) · it re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · phn 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · paw reesaaruʼ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · srh putx̌u (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lt karalius (a playing piece in chess) · hi राणा (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ln mani (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pl król (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bm masakɛ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · izh kunigas (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · cv король (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bo རྒྱལ་པོ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · eo reĝo (a playing piece in chess) · tt король (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pal 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · akk 𒈗 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh ца̏р (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hy պապ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · nds Doom ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · oc rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fur re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · eu errege (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · eu errege (a playing piece in chess) · uz korol (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · esu kululiaq (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sh krȃlj (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gd rìgh (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · srn kownu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hy արքա (a playing piece in chess) · osp rey (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pam radiya (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hrx Keenich (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · my မင်းကြီး (a playing piece in chess) · uz korol (a playing piece in chess) · si රජ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · eo reĝo (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ur بَادْشَاہ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · lv ķēniņš (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ko 임금 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lad rey (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pkc 於羅瑕 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sm tupu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ja 国王 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · es rey (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · gv ree ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · onw ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲱⲥ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tk şa (a playing piece in chess) · mn ноён (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · kk король (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ext rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ko 킹 (a playing piece in chess) · kk хан (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · id raja (a playing piece in chess) · so boqor (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kk би ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · ru коро́ль (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · th ฮอส ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · mt sultan (a playing piece in chess) · frm roy (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ia rege (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mn ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nv zhéé (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · cmn 國王 /国王 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bn শাহ (a playing piece in chess) · ps سلطان (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · es dama ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · lt karalius (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sa भूपति (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cs dáma ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · ms perabu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · la rex (a playing piece in chess) · kl kunngi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ug خان (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cmn 國王 /国王 (a playing piece in chess) · dlm ra (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · la rēx (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pro rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ota قرال (a powerful or influential person) · oc rei (a playing piece in chess) · rgn re (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fy kening (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gmq-oda konung (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xbc ϸαο (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · da kong (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · dsb kralik (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · goh kuning (a powerful or influential person) · wuh jjhawo (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · th ขุน (a playing piece in chess) · ja キング (a playing piece in chess) · alz rwoth (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mk крал (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ko 왕 (a powerful or influential person) · he מֶלֶךְ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · da konge (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · lez король (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · smj gånågis (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pal 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (a playing piece in chess) · onw ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ru коро́ль (a powerful or influential person) · gv ree (a playing piece in chess) · ja キング ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · ach kabaka (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · af koning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · orv цѣсарь (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · yi קיניג (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gur na-keko (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · egy bit-t:y-A45 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uk коро́ль (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · pre arê (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kgg moŋ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira شاه (a playing piece in chess) · io rejulo (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cmn 凱 /凯 (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sl kralj (a playing piece in chess) · frr köning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sv kung (a playing piece in chess) · vot kunikõz (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh кра̑љ (a powerful or influential person) · mn хаан (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · te రాజు (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · hmc huab tais (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xto wäl (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · az şah (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · izh kunigas (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pkc 鞬吉支 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cs král (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ps شاه (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ota ملك (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · vi quốc vương (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · dv ރަދުން (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh cȁr (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · zu inkosi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nv naatʼáanii (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ms haji ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · pt rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tg шоҳ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · wa rwè (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ml രാജാവ് (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · rue коро́ль (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · vo hireg (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ug شاھ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sq mret (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · az xan (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · es rey (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nl koning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ckb مەلیک (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ssy nugus (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · is konungur (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wa rwè (a playing piece in chess) · arz ملك (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · scn reghi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pcd roé (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kea rei (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · uz qirol (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bg цар (a playing piece in chess) · ig eze (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sat ᱨᱟᱡᱽ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira کِیا (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nap rré (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sq mbret (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nds Keunig (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · phn 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · am ንጉሥ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nl koning (a playing piece in chess) · cu ⱌⱑⱄⰰⱃⱐ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cs král (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ang cyning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · km ស្ដេច (a powerful or influential person) · fi kuningas (a playing piece in chess) · gu રાજા (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hi बादशाह (a playing piece in chess) · az padşah (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fo kongur (a playing piece in chess) · rif ajeğğid (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uz shoh (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sn mambo (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · grc ἄναξ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uz damka ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · ki mũthamaki (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pt dama ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · szl krōl (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · et kunn (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · chr ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sa राजा (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hy արքա (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · esu taamaq ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · ms datu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · pl król (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · kk король (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bg поп (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · sv drott (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mis-kas janzi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bg цар (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wal kawuwa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ch rai (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sq mbret (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · pam sultan (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wo bûr (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · cu цѣсарь (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ja 大君 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fro rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · orv король (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nrf rwe (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nst hawkhamvez (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · lad ריי (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · de König (a playing piece in chess) · ase K@Shoulder K@Abdomen (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nn konge (a playing piece in chess) · vro kuning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ar مَلِك (a playing piece in chess) · tg дамка ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · kmr şah (a playing piece in chess) · vi K (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · vi vua (a playing piece in chess) · arc מַלְכָּא (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · haw aliʻi (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · grc βασιλεύς (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fo kongur (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · et kuningas (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · txb walo (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kaw haji (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · zlw-slv król (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sw shehe (a playing piece in chess) · sv konung (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · de Dame ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · hi राजा (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · tab паччагь (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ltg kieneņš (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · km កញ្ចាស់ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · tg подишоҳ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh кра̑љ (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · av паччахӏ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sc rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · hi राजन् (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wa roy (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · cmn 王 (a playing piece in chess) · kea rei (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · myv инязор (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ro rege (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · nb kong (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · is kóngur (a playing piece in chess) · hi नृप (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mos naaba (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sh кра̑љ (a playing piece in chess) · tly شائ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uz podshoh (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fi kuningas (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sl kralj (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · cv патша (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · af dam ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · bn রাজা (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · uz xon (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ru царь (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · th ราช (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ky король (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · or ରାଜା (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ja 王 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · bn রাজা (a playing piece in chess) · gmw-cfr Künning (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · az kral (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · km ហ្លួង (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ota ملك (a powerful or influential person) · gl rei (a playing piece in chess) · ur بَادْشَاہ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · rup vãsilje (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · mr राजा (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · wym kyng (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · dsb kral (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ps پادشا (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · az xağan (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · jv ratu (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sw mfalme (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · wmw nfalume (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tr şah (a playing piece in chess) · oj ogimaa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · kmr paşa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · sms koonǥõs (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · oj gichi- ogimaa (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · az şah (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ka მეფე (a powerful or influential person) · ttj omukama class 1 (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ota قرال (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ar شاه (a playing piece in chess) · sw shaha (a playing piece in chess) · kw myghtern (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · de König (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · fa-ira مَلِک (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · ta மன்னன் (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · tt падишаһ (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · nds König (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · km ខុន (a playing piece in chess) · th ราชา (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · jv ratu (a playing piece in chess) · mr राजा (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · my ကင်း ((draughts, checkers) a piece that reached the farthest row forward) · br roue (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · pl król (a playing piece in chess) · rom raj (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · oj ogimaa (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · aa nugus (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · xmf მაფა (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · gl rei (a powerful or influential person) · te రాజు (a playing piece in chess) · kmr melik (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) · el ρήγας (a playing card with the image of a king in it) · ast rei (a playing piece in chess)

wikidata: Q516114 · wikidata: Q138

king en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪŋɡ/ (UK)
[ˈkʰɪŋ]
/ˈkiŋ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈkʰæŋ] without æ-raising
(US) audio
[ˈkʰɛ̃ŋ] æ-raising
[ˈkʰeɪ̯ŋ] æ-raising
/ˈkɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰɪŋɡ] (UK)
/ˈkæŋ/ without æ-raising
/ˈkeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰiŋ] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
/ˈkɪŋ/
(UK) audio Audio — the king

Etymology

Meanings

To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- One narrative is the kinging and unkinging of Macbeth; the other narrative is the attack on Banquo's line and that line's eventual accession and supposed Jacobean survival through Malcolm's successful counter-attack on Macbeth. 2008, William Shakespeare, edited by A. R. Braunmuller, Macbeth, Introduction, page 24:
- 1982, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Review, Volume 47, page 16, The kinging of Macbeth is the business of the first part of the play […] .
To rule over as king.
- And let us do it with no show of fear; / No, with no more than if we heard that England / Were busied with a Whitsun morris-dance; / For, my good liege, she is so idly king’d, / Her sceptre so fantastically borne / By a vain, giddy, shallow, humorous youth, / That fear attends her not. 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
To perform the duties of a king.
- 1918, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, The Railroad Trainman, Volume 35, page 675, He had to do all his kinging after supper, which left him no time for roystering with the nobility and certain others.
- Second, Mentor (the old man) combined the wisdom of experience with the sensitivity of a fawn in his attempts to convey kinging skills to young Telemachus. 2001, Chip R. Bell, Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning, page 6:
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- The seating arrangement of the temple was the Almanach de Gotha of Congregation Emanu-el. Old Ben Reitman, patriarch among the Jewish settlers of Winnebago, who had come over an immigrant youth, and who now owned hundreds of rich farm acres, besides houses, mills and banks, kinged it from the front seat of the center section. 1917, Edna Ferber, Fanny Herself, page 32:
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- If the machine does this, it will lose only one point, and as it is not looking far enough ahead, it cannot see that it has not prevented its opponent from kinging but only postponed the evil day. 1957, Bertram Vivian Bowden, editor, Faster Than Thought: A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines, page 302:
- I was about to make a move that would corner a piece that she was trying to get kinged, but I slid my checker back[…]. 1986, Rick DeMarinis, The Burning Women of Far Cry, page 100:
To dress and perform as a drag king.
- Through the ex-centric diaspora, kinging in postcolonial Australia has become a site of critical hybridity where diasporic female masculinities have emerged through the contestations of "home" and "host" cultures. 2008, Audrey Yue, “King Victoria: Asian Drag Kings, Postcolonial Female Masculinity, and Hybrid Sexuality in Australia”, in Fran Martin, Peter Jackson, Audrey Yue, Mark McLelland, editors, AsiaPacifQueer: Rethinking Genders and Sexualities, page 266:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kynge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
kinged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
kinged	Tense=Past		lexicographic
kinge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
kyng		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
kinging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
kings	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Translations (6)

hu király (in checkers) · gl coroar (in checkers) · it fare dama (in checkers) · es coronar (in checkers) · ca coronar (in checkers) · ro încorona (in checkers)

king en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪŋɡ/ (UK)
[ˈkʰɪŋ]
/ˈkiŋ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈkʰæŋ] without æ-raising
(US) audio
[ˈkʰɛ̃ŋ] æ-raising
[ˈkʰeɪ̯ŋ] æ-raising
/ˈkɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰɪŋɡ] (UK)
/ˈkæŋ/ without æ-raising
/ˈkeɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising
[ˈkʰiŋ] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
/ˈkɪŋ/
(UK) audio Audio — the king

Etymology

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
alt of qing

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kings	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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king en · NOUN · etymology 1

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king en · VERB · etymology 1

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king en · NOUN · etymology 2

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