Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
kinged — kɪŋ n. male monarch, male head of a monarchy; someone or something that is the best in a group (or category, etc.); gamepiece in chess or checkers; playing card with the image of a king v. make king, crown as king; rule as king, reign as king;… … English contemporary dictionary
kinged — past of king … Useful english dictionary
King — King, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kinging}). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kinging — King King, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kinging}). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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king — kingless, adj. kinglessness, n. kinglike, adj. /king/, n. 1. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. 2. (cap.) God or Christ. 3. a person or… … Universalium
king — /kɪŋ / (say king) noun 1. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure (and usually by hereditary right) the position of official ruler, sometimes titular only, in a country. 2. (upper case) (a title given by Australian colonists… …
