King Kɪŋ French Crowned Noun Queens England George

• the kings and queens of england
• the french king
• to be crowned king
• king george v

king

1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family
• SEE ALSO pearly king
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pearly-king
• the kings and queens of England
• the French king
• to be crowned king
• King George V

Extra Examples

• He died bravely, serving his king.
• He was crowned king at the age of fifteen.
• The kings of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy.
• the King of Spain
• Charles remained a close ally to the French king throughout his reign.
• His daughter, Anne, married King Richard III.
2. a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type
• the king of comedy
• The lion is the king of the jungle.

Extra Examples

• He is the undisputed king of talk shows.
• the uncrowned king of hip-hop
3. used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned
• a king penguin
4. the most important piece used in the game of chess, that can move one square in any direction
5. a playing card with the picture of a king on it
6. a very large amount of money
7. the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity

Word Origin

• Old English cyning, cyng, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koning and German König, also to kin.