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Word: King
Speech Type: Noun
Old English cyning, cyng, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koning and German König, also to kin
kɪŋ
the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
Short Definition:male ruler
Examples:- King Henry VIII
the most important chess piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn.
Short Definition:most important chess piece
Word: King
Speech Type: Verb
kɪŋ
make (someone) king.
Short Definition:make king
act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering way
Short Definition:act in domineering way
Examples:- he'll start kinging it over the lot of us again
- science kings it over the realm of intellectual discourse
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