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Meaning Of King

  1. 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.
  2. n.
    A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
  3. n.
    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.
  4. n.
    A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
  5. n.
    The chief piece in the game of chess.
  6. n.
    A crowned man in the game of draughts.
  7. n.
    The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
  8. v. i.
    To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.



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