King

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King is a regal title traditionally denoting a male sovereign ruler of a kingdom, often associated with supreme authority and hereditary monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
King canonical 23

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appearsIn chess ⓘ
literature ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ
appliesTo ruler of a kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith coronation ⓘ
crown ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
regalia ⓘ
royal court ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
royal succession ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
supreme authority ⓘ
throne ⓘ
contrastsWith Emperor ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Queen ⓘ
denotes male monarch ⓘ
sovereign ruler ⓘ
etymologyRoot Old English cyning ⓘ
Proto-Germanic *kuningaz ⓘ
genderAssociation male ⓘ
governs kingdom ⓘ
hasFeminineForm Queen ⓘ
hasPluralForm Kings ⓘ
hasRoleIn commander-in-chief ⓘ
fountain of justice ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
source of honor ⓘ
hasSubordinateTitle Count ⓘ
Duke ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
hasSymbol crown ⓘ
scepter ⓘ
throne ⓘ
inChess checkmated to end the game ⓘ
most important piece ⓘ
mayBe absolute ruler ⓘ
ceremonial head of state ⓘ
elected monarch ⓘ
typicalSuccessionMode hereditary succession ⓘ
primogeniture ⓘ
usedIn absolute monarchy ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
usedInLanguage metaphor for dominance ⓘ
metaphor for excellence ⓘ
metaphor for highest rank ⓘ

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