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Kinglike
see synonyms of kinglikeAdjective
1. kinglike, kingly
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
Example Sentences:'symbolizing kingly power''the murder of his kingly guest'
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Kinglike
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1.
a male sovereign prince who is the official ruler of an independent state; monarch
▶ Related adjectives: royal, regal, monarchical2.
a.
a ruler or chief
king of the fairies
b.
(in combination)
the pirate king
3.
a.
a person, animal, or thing considered as the best or most important of its kind
b.
(as modifier)
a king bull
4.
any of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a king
5.
the most important chess piece, although theoretically the weakest, being able to move only one square at a time in any direction
See also check (sense 30), checkmate6. draughts
a piece that has moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, after which it may move backwards as well as forwards
7. king of kings
verb (transitive)
8.
to make (someone) a king
9. king it
noun
1.
B.B., real name Riley B. King.1925–2015, US blues singer and guitarist
2.
Billie Jean (née Moffitt). born 1943, US tennis player: winner of twelve Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon (1966–68, 1972–73, and 1975) and the US Open (1967, 1971–72, and 1974)
3.
Martin Luther. 1929–68, US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader. He advocated nonviolence in his campaigns against the segregation of Black people in the South: assassinated: Nobel Peace Prize 1964
4.
Mervyn (Allister). Baron. born 1948, British banker; governor of the Bank of England (2003–13); a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords from 2013
5.
Stephen (Edwin). born 1947, US writer esp of horror novels; his books, many of which have been filmed, include Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), Misery (1988), and Everything's Eventual (2002)
6.
William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874–1950, Canadian Liberal statesman; prime minister (1921–26; 1926–30; 1935–48)
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Kinglike
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(William Lyon) Mackenzie1874-1950; Cdn. statesman: prime minister (1921-26; 1926-30; 1935-48)
2.
Martin Luther, Jr.1929-68; U.S. clergyman & leader in the civil rights movement: assassinated
noun
1.
a male ruler of a nation or state usually called a kingdom; male sovereign, limited or absolute; monarch
2.
a.
a man who is supreme or highly successful in some field
an oil king
b.
something supreme in its class
3.
a playing card with a conventionalized picture of a king on it
4. Checkers
a piece that has been crowned and can thus move backward as well as forward
5. Chess
the chief piece, which can move one square in any direction
see also checkmate adjective
6.
chief (in size, importance, etc.)
often in combination verb transitive
7.
crown (sense 22)
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