Dictionary Definition
king
Noun
2 a competitor who holds a preeminent position
[syn: queen, world-beater]
3 a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil
baron" [syn: baron,
big
businessman, business
leader, magnate,
mogul, power, top
executive, tycoon]
4 preeminence in a particular category or group
or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
5 United States woman tennis player (born in
1943) [syn: Billie
Jean King, Billie
Jean Moffitt King]
6 United States guitar player and singer of the
blues (born in 1925) [syn: B. B. King,
Riley
B King]
7 United States charismatic civil rights leader
and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of
Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: Martin
Luther King, Martin
Luther King Jr.]
8 a checker that has been moved to the opponent's
first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move
either forward or backward
9 one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing
the picture of a king
10 (chess) the weakest but the most important
piece
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
A king is a male monarch, or a head of
state, who may or may not, depending on the style of government
of a nation, exercise monarchal powers over a territory, usually
called a kingdom or a
realm. A king is the
second highest noble title, surpassed only by emperor. A female monarch is a
queen
regnant; the term "queen" may refer to one ruling in her own
right, or the wife of the king. The husband of a queen regnant is a
prince
consort or a king
consort. A king or queen may wear a crown or
carry other regalia
(symbols of office). Note that historically the term "king" has
been used for the rulers of very small peoples and territories,
such as Maquinna, king of
perhaps 2000 Nootka people in the
early 19th century.
Examples of kings
For examples of kings see the following lists:B
List of Kings of Babylon List of rulers of Bithynia List of British monarchs List of Kings of BurundiS
List of kings of Saudi Arabia List of Kings of Strathclyde List of kings of Swaziland List of kings of Swedenking in Tosk Albanian: König
king in Arabic: الملك
king in Belarusian: Кароль
king in Czech: Král
king in Danish: Konge
king in German: König
king in Estonian: Kuningas
king in Esperanto: Reĝo
king in Extremaduran: Rei
king in French: Roi
king in Italian: Re germanico
king in Latin: Rex
king in Lithuanian: Karalius
king in Hungarian: Király
king in Dutch: Koning (titel)
king in Japanese: 国王
king in Norwegian: Konge
king in Norwegian Nynorsk: Konge
king in Polish: Król
king in Quechua: Qhapaq
king in Russian: Король
king in Simple English: King
king in Finnish: Kuningas
king in Swedish: Kung
king in Udmurt: Король
king in Ukrainian: Король
king in Chinese: 王
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Muslim rulers, Prinz, ace, anointed king, atheling, banker, baron, best bower, big boss, big
businessman, bishop,
bower, business leader,
businessman, captain
of industry, cards,
castle, chessman, chief, chieftain, clubs, crown prince, crowned head,
czar, deck, deuce, diamonds, director, dummy, dynast, electronics king,
emir, emperor, enterpriser, entrepreneur, face cards,
financier, flush, full house, grand duke,
hand, hearts, heir apparent, heir
presumptive, high chief, honcho, imperator, industrialist, jack, joker, khan, king-emperor, kinglet, knave, knez, knight, lead, leading light, left bower,
little businessman, lord paramount, luminary, magnate, majesty, man, man of commerce, manager, master spirit, merchant
prince, mirza, mogul, monarch, overlord, pack, pair, paramount, pawn, petty king, picture cards,
piece, playing cards,
potentate, prima
donna, prince, prince
consort, prince regent, princeling, princes of India,
principal, queen, regent, rook, round, royal, royal flush, royal
personage, royalty,
rubber, ruff, ruler, shahzada, sheikh, sherif, singleton, sovereign, spades, star, straight, superstar, suzerain, tetrarch, top dog, top
executive, trey, trick, trump, tycoon