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English

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Etymology

Image:Koenig (Schach).jpg|thumb|The white and black kings (chess) Old English cyning, from Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate with Dutch koning, German König, Swedish konung.

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /kɪŋ/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-king.ogg


Noun

  1. A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
  2. : Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
  3. A powerful or influential person.
  4. : Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
  5. The principal playing piece in chess which moves only once square per move (except in castling), but in all eight directions, but cannot move into check (threat of attack).
  6. A playing card with the image of a king on it.


Translations

  • Akkadian: {{tø|akk|𒈗|tr=LUGAL|sc=Xsux|xs=Akkadian}}
  • Albanian: {{t-|sq|mbret|m|xs=Albanian}}
  • Arabic: (málik)
  • Aramaic:
  • : Syriac: ܡܠܟܐ (malkā, malko)
  • : Hebrew: מלכא (malkā, malko)
  • Armenian: թագավոր (t῾agavor)
  • Bosnian: {{t-|bs|kralj|m}}
  • Breton: roue , rouaned / -ed
  • Catalan: rei
  • Chinese: 国王 (guówáng)
  • Croatian: {{t+|hr|kralj|m}}
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|král|m}}
  • Danish: {{t+|da|konge|c}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|koning|m}}
  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|reĝo|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Estonian:
  • Ewe: fiaŋutsu
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|roi|m}}
  • Gaulish: rix
  • Georgian: {{t-|ka|მეფე|tr=mep‘e|xs=Georgian}}
  • German: {{t+|de|König|m}}
  • Greek: {{t+|el|βασιλιάς|tr=vasiliás|sc=Grek}}
  • Hebrew: {{t+|he|מלך|m|alt=מֶלֶךְ|tr=mélekh|sc=Hebr}}
  • Hindi: राजा (rājā)
  • Hittite: {{tø|hit|𒈗|tr=LUGAL|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
  • Hungarian:
  • Icelandic: {{t+|is|konungur|m}}, {{t+|is|kóngur|m}}
  • Ilocano: ari
  • Indonesian: {{t+|id|raja|xs=Indonesian}}
  • Irish: {{t+|ga|rí|m|xs=Irish}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|re|m}}
  • Japanese: 国王 (こくおう, kokuō), 王様 (おうさま, ōsama), 王 (おう, ō)
  • Korean: , {{ko-inline|왕|4=王|wang}}
  • Kurdish: {{t+|ku|paşa|m}}, {{t+|ku|key|m}}, {{t+|ku|qiral|m}}, {{t+|ku|melik|m}}, {{t+|ku|şah|m}}, {{t-|ku|شاه|sc=KUchar}}, {{t+|ku|مه‌لیک|sc=KUchar}}
  • Latin: {{t+|la|rex|m}}
  • Latvian: {{t-|lv|karalis|m|xs=Latvian}}
  • Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|karalius|m|xs=Lithuanian}}
  • Malay: {{t-|ms|raja|xs=Malay}}, {{t-|ms|sultan|xs=Malay}}
  • Malayalam: രാജാവ് (raajaavu)
  • Maltese: {{t-|mt|re|m|xs=Maltese}}
  • Northern Sami: gonagas
  • Norwegian: {{t+|no|konge|m}}; {{t-|no|kong|m}} (when used in title)
  • Old English: {{t-|ang|cyning|m|xs=Old English}}
  • Old High German: kuning
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|król|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|rei|m}}
  • Romanian:
  • Russian: король (korol’) , царь (car') ancient or biblical
  • Sanskrit: राजा (rājā), केसरी (Kesari)
  • Scottish Gaelic: rìgh
  • Serbian:
  • : Cyrillic: краљ#Serbian|краљ
  • : Roman: kralj#Serbian|kralj
  • Sinhala: රජ (raja)
  • Slovak: {{t-|sk|kráľ|m}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|kralj|m}}
  • Spanish: {{t+|es|rey|m}}
  • Sumerian: {{tø|sux|𒈗|tr=LUGAL|sc=Xsux|xs=Sumerian}}
  • Swahili: {{t-|sw|mfalme|xs=Swahili}}
  • Swedish: kung (archaic konung)
  • Tagalog: hari
  • Telugu: రాజు (raaju)
  • Thai: (rāshā)
  • Turkish:
  • Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|vua|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t+|vi|quốc vương|xs=Vietnamese}}
  • Welsh: {{t-|cy|brenin|m|xs=Welsh}}
  • West Frisian: kening
  • Armenian: թագավոր (t῾agavor)
  • Bosnian: {{t-|bs|kralj|m}}
  • Breton: roue , rouaned / -ed
  • Catalan: rei
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|král|m}}
  • Danish: {{t+|da|konge|c}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|koning|m}}
  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|reĝo|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Estonian:
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|roi|m}}
  • German: {{t+|de|König|m}}
  • Greek: {{t+|el|βασιλιάς|m|sc=Grek}} (vasiliás)
  • Hebrew: {{t+|he|מלך|m|alt=מֶלֶךְ|tr=mélekh|sc=Hebr}}
  • Hungarian:
  • Icelandic: {{t+|is|kóngur|m}}
  • Irish: {{t+|ga|rí|m|xs=Irish}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|re|m}}
  • Japanese: {{t+|ja|キング|tr=kingu|sc=Jpan}}
  • Korean:
  • Kurdish: {{t+|ku|şah|m}}
  • Latvian: {{t-|lv|karalis|m|xs=Latvian}}
  • Malayalam: രാജാവ് (raajaavu)
  • Maltese: {{t-|mt|sultan|xs=Maltese}}
  • Norwegian: {{t+|no|konge|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|rei|m}}
  • Romanian:
  • Russian: король (koról’)
  • Serbian:
  • : Cyrillic: краљ#Serbian|краљ
  • : Roman: kralj#Serbian|kralj
  • Slovak: {{t-|sk|kráľ|m}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|kralj|m}}
  • Spanish: {{t+|es|rey|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|kung|c}}
  • Telugu: రాజు (raaju)
  • Turkish:
  • Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|vua|xs=Vietnamese}}
  • Welsh: {{t-|cy|brenin|m|xs=Welsh}}
  • Armenian: թագավոր (t῾agavor)
  • Bosnian: {{t-|bs|kralj|m}}
  • Breton: roue , rouaned / -ed
  • Catalan: rei
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|král|m}}
  • Danish: {{t+|da|konge|c}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|koning|m}}, {{t+|nl|heer|m}}
  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|reĝo|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Estonian:
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|roi|m}}
  • German: {{t+|de|König|m}}
  • Greek: {{t+|el|ρήγας|tr=rigas|sc=Grek}}
  • Hebrew: {{t+|he|מלך|m|alt=מֶלֶךְ|tr=mélekh|sc=Hebr}}
  • Hungarian:
  • Icelandic: {{t+|is|kóngur|m}}
  • Irish: {{t+|ga|rí|m|xs=Irish}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|re|m}}

Derived terms


See also

Verb

  1. 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.


Translations


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Estonian

Noun

king

  1. shoe


Category:Estonian nouns

af:king ang:king de:king el:king fa:king fr:king gd:king ko:king hy:king io:king id:king it:king kk:king ku:king lo:king la:king lt:king hu:king nl:king ja:king pl:king pt:king ru:king simple:king sr:king fi:king sv:king ta:king te:king vi:king tr:king zh:king

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English King \King\ (k[i^]ng), n.
A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones
or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame
of wood, and struck with a hammer.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.
koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,
Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root
of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every
inch a king." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
rebels from principle. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]

There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
Choate.
[1913 Webster]

But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
Rejoicing in the east --Thomson.
[1913 Webster]

2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
[1913 Webster]

3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the
king of diamonds.
[1913 Webster]

4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
[1913 Webster]

5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
[1913 Webster]

6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
Testament.
[1913 Webster]

Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some
particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
[1913 Webster]

Apostolic king. See Apostolic.

King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer
of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.

King auk (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.

King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.

King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
queen is the king card of the suit.

King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
reigned in the third century.

King conch (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell
(Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for
making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.

King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple
production of the southern United States.

King crab. (Zool.)
(a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
(b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
squinado}).
(c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes
camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of
Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also
Alaskan king crab.

King crow. (Zool.)
(a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; --
so called because, while breeding, they attack and
drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
(b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird
with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.


King duck (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck
(Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions
of both continents.

King eagle (Zool.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) found in
Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
eagle of Rome.

King hake (Zool.), an American hake (Phycis regius),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.

King monkey (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus
polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.

King mullet (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
Called also goldfish.

King of terrors, death.

King parrakeet (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
(Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its
prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.

King penguin (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the
genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of
the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes
Patagonica}, of Patagonia.

King rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus
elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
cinnamon color.

King salmon (Zool.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.

King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), barristers
learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
(advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
employed against the crown without special license.
--Wharton's Law Dict.

King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons
crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

The king's English, correct or current language of good
speakers; pure English. --Shak.

King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor
of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]

King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.

King snake (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake
(Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,
including even the rattlesnake.

King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
albus}).

King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
orpiment}.

King tody (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus
serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with
a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,
edged with black.

King vulture (Zool.), a large species of vulture
(Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
So called because it drives away other vultures while
feeding.

King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood,
beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 reigning in
their stead. --South.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet king
n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: male monarch]
[ant: queen, queen]
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
Moby Dictionary
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


King is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Pet. 2:13, 17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called a king (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6:22). This title is applied to God (1 Tim. 1:17), and to Christ, the Son of God (1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Matt. 27:11). The people of God are also called "kings" (Dan. 7:22, 27; Matt. 19:28; Rev. 1:6, etc.). Death is called the "king of terrors" (Job 18:14). Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation (1 Sam. 8:7; Isa. 33:22). But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded, that they might be like other nations (1 Sam. 8:5). The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them, but the people cried out, "Nay, but we will have a king over us." The misconduct of Samuel's sons was the immediate cause of this demand. The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right, nor in name of the people who had chosen them, but partly as servants and partly as representatives of Jehovah, the true King of Israel (1 Sam. 10:1). The limits of the king's power were prescribed (1 Sam. 10:25). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or remembrancer (2 Sam. 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3); (2) the scribe (2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25); (3) the officer over the house, the chief steward (Isa. 22:15); (4) the "king's friend," a confidential companion (1 Kings 4:5); (5) the keeper of the wardrobe (2 Kings 22:14); (6) captain of the bodyguard (2 Sam. 20:23); (7) officers over the king's treasures, etc. (1 Chr. 27:25-31); (8) commander-in-chief of the army (1 Chr. 27:34); (9) the royal counsellor (1 Chr. 27:32; 2 Sam. 16:20-23). (For catalogue of kings of Israel and Judah see chronological table in Appendix.)
KING. The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power. 2. The following table of the reigns of English and British kings and queens, commencing with the Reports, is added, to assist the student in many points of chronology. Accession. Henry III.............................................. 1216 Edward I............................................... 1272 Edward II.............................................. 1307 Edward III............................................. 1307 Richard II............................................. 1377 Henry IV.............................................. 1399 Henry V............................................... 1413 Henry VI.............................................. 1422 Edward IV............................................. 1461 Edward V.............................................. 1483 Richard III........................................... 1483 Henry VII............................................. 1485 Henry VIII............................................ 1509 Edward VI............................................. 1547 Mary.................................................. 1553 Elizabeth............................................. 1558 James I............................................... 1603 Charles I............................................. 1625 Charles II............................................ 1660 James II.............................................. 1685 William III........................................... 1689 Anne.................................................. 1702 George I.............................................. 1714 George II............................................. 1727 George III............................................ 1760 George IV............................................. 1820 William IV............................................ 1830 Victoria.............................................. 1837 Vide article Reports.
KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of. A king, in times long, long gone by, Said to his lazy jester: "If I were you and you were I My moments merrily would fly -- Nor care nor grief to pester." "The reason, Sire, that you would thrive," The fool said -- "if you'll hear it -- Is that of all the fools alive Who own you for their sovereign, I've The most forgiving spirit." Oogum Bem
KING'S :EVIL:, n. A malady that was formerly cured by the touch of the sovereign, but has now to be treated by the physicians. Thus 'the most pious Edward" of England used to lay his royal hand upon the ailing subjects and make them whole -- a crowd of wretched souls That stay his cure: their malady convinces The great essay of art; but at his touch, Such sanctity hath Heaven given his hand, They presently amend, as the "Doctor" in _Macbeth_ hath it. This useful property of the royal hand could, it appears, be transmitted along with other crown properties; for according to "Malcolm," 'tis spoken To the succeeding royalty he leaves The healing benediction. But the gift somewhere dropped out of the line of succession: the later sovereigns of England have not been tactual healers, and the disease once honored with the name "king's evil" now bears the humbler one of "scrofula," from _scrofa_, a sow. The date and author of the following epigram are known only to the author of this dictionary, but it is old enough to show that the jest about Scotland's national disorder is not a thing of yesterday. Ye Kynge his evill in me laye, Wh. he of Scottlande charmed awaye. He layde his hand on mine and sayd: "Be gone!" Ye ill no longer stayd. But O ye wofull plyght in wh. I'm now y-pight: I have ye itche! The superstition that maladies can be cured by royal taction is dead, but like many a departed conviction it has left a monument of custom to keep its memory green. The practice of forming a line and shaking the President's hand had no other origin, and when that great dignitary bestows his healing salutation on strangely visited people, All swoln and ulcerous, pitiful to the eye, The mere despair of surgery, he and his patients are handing along an extinguished torch which once was kindled at the altar-fire of a faith long held by all classes of men. It is a beautiful and edifying "survival" -- one which brings the sainted past close home in our "business and bosoms."
King, NC (city, FIPS 35760) Location: 36.27798 N, 80.35761 W Population (1990): 4059 (1562 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27021 King, WI Zip code(s): 54946
Moby Dictionary 356
Housing Units (2000): 174
Land area (2000): 912.292416 sq. miles (2362.826410 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.036858 sq. miles (2.685451 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 913.329274 sq. miles (2365.511861 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX) , FIPS 48
Location: 33.605457 N , 100.254446 W
Headwords:
King
King , TX
King County
King County , TX
Moby Dictionary 1737034
Housing Units (2000): 742237
Land area (2000): 2126.044382 sq. miles (5506.429437 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 180.483991 sq. miles (467.451370 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2306.528373 sq. miles (5973.880807 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA) , FIPS 53
Location: 47.548745 N , 122.196851 W
Headwords:
King
King , WA
King County
King County , WA
Moby Dictionary 5952
Housing Units (2000): 2438
Land area (2000): 5.213622 sq. miles (13.503218 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001845 sq. miles (0.004778 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.215467 sq. miles (13.507996 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35760
Located within: North Carolina (NC) , FIPS 37
Location: 36.273555 N , 80.353460 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27021
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
King , NC
King
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