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king [ king ]


noun  (plural kings)
Definition:
 
1. male sovereign: a man or boy who rules as a monarch over an independent state

2. chief: a ruler of a group
Jupiter was king of the Roman gods.

3. best example: any animal considered as the best, strongest, or biggest of its kind
The lion is variously called the king of beasts or the king of the jungle.

4. preeminent man: the principal man or preeminent male figure in a field
king of the talk shows

5. high face card: a card in each suit of a deck that carries the picture of a king

6. principal chess piece: the most important piece in chess, whose capture wins the game

7. crowned piece in checkers: a piece in the game of checkers that has reached the far side of the board and has been crowned, and may therefore move in any direction



transitive verb  (past and past participle kinged, present participle king·ing, 3rd person present singular kings)
Definition:
 
1. crown piece in checkers: to make a piece into a king in the game of checkers

2. crown somebody king: to make somebody a king

[ Old English cyning< Germanic]

king·ship noun
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