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The white and black kings (chess) A king piece in shogi. Sometimes just 王. Most common English words: women « cried « general « #360: king » nature » answered » thousandEtymology
From Old English cyning, from Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate with Dutch koning, German König, Swedish konung.
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Noun
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Singular king |
Plural kings |
king (plural kings)
- A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
- Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
- A powerful or influential person.
- Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
- (chess) The principal playing piece in chess or variations of chess.
- A playing card with the image of a king on it.
Coordinate terms
- (male monarch): emperor, empress, maharajah, prince, princess, queen, regent, royalty, viceroy
- (playing card): ace, jack, joker, queen
Derived terms
term derived from king (noun)Verb
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Infinitive to king |
Third person singular kings |
Simple past kinged |
Past participle kinged |
Present participle kinging |
to king (third-person singular simple present kings, present participle kinging, simple past and past participle kinged)
- (transitive) In checkers: to stack a checker on an opponent's piece that has successfully traversed the board to the opposite side. The piece so marked can then move forwards or backwards.
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Estonian
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