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Another word for king

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Noun

  1. A male sovereign

    See also:

    ruler

    dictator

    Antonyms:

  2. A man who is preeminent

      1. (idiomatic) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.
      1. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
      2. Sound or a sound of any kind:
      3. A loud outcry or commotion:
      1. A very important person.
      1. An important or influential person.
      1. a person in a position of importance and authority, esp. one who is overbearing
      1. an important or influential member of a club, community, etc.
      1. An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light.
      2. In astrology, one of the brightest celestial objects, such as the sun, moon, or bright planets.
      3. A person who inspires others or achieves eminence in a field.
      1. A celestial body that generates light and other radiant energy and consists of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are balanced by the outward-directed gas and radiation pressures.
      2. Any of the celestial bodies visible at night from Earth as relatively stationary, usually twinkling points of light.
      3. Something regarded as resembling such a celestial body.
      1. A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
      2. One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah.
      3. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.
      1. An administrative officer in charge of a college, faculty, or division in a university.
      2. An officer of a college or high school who counsels students and supervises the enforcement of rules.
      3. The head of the chapter of canons governing a cathedral or collegiate church.
      1. Of or being the older of two, especially the older of two persons having the same name, as father and son.
      2. Of or relating to senior citizens.
      3. Being in a position, rank, or grade above others of the same set or class:
      1. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
      2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude:
      3. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted:
      1. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
      2. One that is invested with this power, especially a government or body of government officials:
      3. Power assigned to another; authorization:
      1. The owner or keeper of an animal:
      2. The owner of a slave.
      3. One who has control over or ownership of something:
      1. A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry:
      1. A wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; a magnate.
      2. Used formerly as a title for a Japanese shogun.
      1. A small hard mound or bump on a ski slope.
      1. An employer or supervisor.
      2. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
      3. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.
      1. A person who commands, especially a commanding officer.
      2. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant commander and below captain.
      3. One who holds this rank.
      1. The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
      2. The analogous part of an invertebrate organism.
      3. The length or height of such a part:
      1. One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
      2. A chief petty officer.
      3. The chief engineer of a ship.
      1. A king.
      2. A territorial magnate.
      3. The proprietor of a manor.
    See also:

    personage

    leader

    chief

    administrator

    Antonyms:
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  • My king, I've given you the city, haven't I?

  • A king is history's slave.

  • In our histories, I'm king of the universe.

  • Henry became king of England.

  • Mr. Marsh was the undisputed king of the castle, but he obviously acknowledged his wife as the queen.

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