overking
English
Etymology
From Middle English oferrking, over-king; equivalent to over- + king.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌkɪŋ/
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Noun
overking (plural overkings)
- A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom; a king that is truly superior or supreme.
- 1874, John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People
- the King of Connaught, who was recognized as overking of the island by the rest of the tribe […]
- 1908, Henry Smith Williams, Scotland, Ireland, England since 1792, Hooper & Jackson, →ISBN, page 335:
- The latter asked the aid of Cond the overking, who took up their cause, and a fierce war arose, in which Cond was beaten and compelled to divide Ireland with his rival.
- 2000, Don Nardo, Rodney Castleden, King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend, Routledge, →ISBN, page 119:
- The difference between a dux bellorum and an overking is not clear, and it may be that the two concepts were elided into a single role.
- 1874, John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People
Translations
a superior or supreme king
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References
- overking in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “overking”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “overking” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
- “overking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “overking”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
- revoking