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King
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.
(2):
(n.) The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
(3):
(n.) A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
(4):
(n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.
(5):
(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.
(6):
(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.
(7):
(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.
(8):
(v. i.) To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'King'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/k/king.html. 1828.
