English · Word Candidate

king

/ˈkɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: kinging · kinged

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhà vua; người đứng đầu một chế độ quân chủ

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Noun

Examples

Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhà vua có quyền lực và thẩm quyền cao nhất trong một chế độ quân chủ

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Noun

Examples

The British Parliament has had made it for it in the past the claim that it could do anything excepting convert a woman into a man.[…]And the high court [of Amsterdam] has done it by deciding that all officials and public servants shall take their oath of allegiance not to Queen Wilhelmina but to Ki

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To crown king, to make (a person) king.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đặt ai đó làm vua, trao chức vụ vua cho người đó

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Verb

Examples

1982, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Review, Volume 47, page 16, The kinging of Macbeth is the business of the first part of the play […] .

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To rule over as king.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cai trị như một vua

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Verb

Examples

And let us do it with no show of fear; / No, with no more than if we heard that England / Were busied with a Whitsun morris-dance; / For, my good liege, she is so idly king’d, / Her sceptre so fantastically borne / By a vain, giddy, shallow, humorous youth, / That fear attends her not.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “king” mean?

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

Is “king” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.