The definition of a king is a male monarch who rules a kingdom or the person who is considered most important.
(noun)See king in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < OE cyning, akin to ON konungr, OHG kuning < Gmc *kuningaz < *kunja-, kin + -ing-, belonging to: prob. basic sense, either “head of a kin” or “son of noble kin”
adjective
transitive verb
See king in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English cyning; see genə- in Indo-European roots
., Billie Jean Moffitt Born 1943.
, Coretta Scott 1927-2006.
, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968.
, Maxine Known as “Micki.” Born 1944.
, Richard 1825-1885.
, Rufus 1755-1827.
, William Lyon Mackenzie 1874-1950.
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