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king noun

  /kiŋ/ , /kʰɪŋ/
  • A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
  • (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
  • (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
König
  • A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
Dame

Kings properNoun

  • (biblical) One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Könige

King

König
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