a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.

( initial capital letter ) God or Christ.

a person or thing preeminent in its class

a king of actors.

a playing card bearing a picture of a king.

Chess . the chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game; moved one square at a time in any direction.

Checkers . a piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.

Entomology . a fertile male termite.

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter K.

to make a king of; cause to be or become a king; crown.

Informal . to design or make (a product) king-size

The tobacco company is going to king its cigarettes.

to reign as king.

Informal . king-size. ?

king it, to play the king; behave in an imperious or pretentious manner

He kinged it over all the other kids on the block.

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baron , caesar , caliph , crowned head , czar , emperor , gerent , imperator , kaiser , khan , magnate , maharajah , majesty , mikado , mogul , monarch , overlord , pasha , potentate , prince , rajah , rex , shah , sovereign , sultan , tycoon , dynast , ermine , leader , lion , master , regent , regulus , ruler , tzar