Titles of Kings

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

Sea RULERS; RELIGIOUS. Title-role, in a play, opera or film, is the part or role from which the title is taken, e.g.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “Titles of Kings” mean?

Sea RULERS; RELIGIOUS. Title-role, in a play, opera or film, is the part or role from which the title is taken, e.g.

Is “Titles of Kings” formal or informal?

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