| king | | |
| n. (person) | 1. king, male monarch, rex | a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom. |
| ~ royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty | royal persons collectively.; "the wedding was attended by royalty" |
| ~ messiah | the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people. |
| ~ king of england, king of great britain | the sovereign ruler of England. |
| ~ king of france | the sovereign ruler of France. |
| ~ king of the germans | the sovereign ruler of the Germans. |
| ~ crowned head, monarch, sovereign | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right. |
| ~ ahab | according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). |
| ~ akhenaten, akhenaton, amenhotep iv, ikhanaton | early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC). |
| ~ alaric | king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410). |
| ~ alfred, alfred the great | king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899). |
| ~ artaxerxes i, artaxerxes | king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC). |
| ~ artaxerxes, artaxerxes ii | king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC). |
| ~ ashurbanipal, assurbanipal, asurbanipal | king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC). |
| ~ athelstan | the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939). |
| ~ attila, attila the hun, scourge of god, scourge of the gods | king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453). |
| ~ robert i, robert the bruce, bruce | king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329). |
| ~ carl xvi gustaf, carl xvi gustav | king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946). |
| ~ clovis, clovis i | king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511). |
| ~ croesus | last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC). |
| ~ cyrus ii, cyrus the elder, cyrus the great | king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC). |
| ~ darius i, darius the great | king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC). |
| ~ darius iii | king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC). |
| ~ david | (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC). |
| ~ edmund i | king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946). |
| ~ edmund ii, edmund ironside | king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016). |
| ~ edward the elder | king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924). |
| ~ edwin | king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633). |
| ~ egbert | king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839). |
| ~ ethelbert | Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616). |
| ~ ethelred i, ethelred | king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871). |
| ~ ethelred, ethelred ii, ethelred the unready | king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016). |
| ~ fahd, fahd ibn abdel aziz al-saud | king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005). |
| ~ faisal, faisal ibn abdel aziz al-saud | king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975). |
| ~ farouk i, faruk i | king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965). |
| ~ ferdinand the great, ferdinand i | king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065). |
| ~ ferdinand, ferdinand of aragon, ferdinand the catholic, ferdinand v, king ferdinand | the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516). |
| ~ frederick i | son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713). |
| ~ frederick ii, frederick the great | king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786). |
| ~ frederick william i | son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740). |
| ~ frederick william ii | king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797). |
| ~ frederick william iii | king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840). |
| ~ frederick william iv | king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865). |
| ~ gaiseric, genseric | king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477). |
| ~ gilgamesh | a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories. |
| ~ gordius | legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot. |
| ~ gustavus i, gustavus | king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560). |
| ~ gustavus adolphus, gustavus ii, gustavus | king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632). |
| ~ gustavus iii, gustavus | king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792). |
| ~ gustavus iv, gustavus | king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837). |
| ~ gustavus v, gustavus | king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950). |
| ~ gustavus, gustavus vi | the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973). |
| ~ hammurabi, hammurapi | Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC). |
| ~ herod, herod the great | king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC). |
| ~ ezekias, hezekiah | (Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC). |
| ~ ibn talal hussein, king hussein, husain, husayn, hussein | king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999). |
| ~ james, james iv | a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513). |
| ~ jeroboam, jeroboam i | (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC). |
| ~ juan carlos, juan carlos victor maria de borbon y borbon | king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938). |
| ~ kamehameha i, kamehameha the great | Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819). |
| ~ leonidas | king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC). |
| ~ macbeth | king of Scotland (died in 1057). |
| ~ mithridates, mithridates the great, mithridates vi | ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC). |
| ~ nebuchadnezzar, nebuchadnezzar ii, nebuchadrezzar, nebuchadrezzar ii | (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC). |
| ~ olaf ii, olav ii, saint olaf, saint olav, st. olaf, st. olav | King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030). |
| ~ pepin, pepin iii, pepin the short | king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768). |
| ~ philip ii of spain, philip ii | king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598). |
| ~ philip ii of macedon, philip ii | king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC). |
| ~ philip augustus, philip ii | son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223). |
| ~ philip v | king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece. |
| ~ philip of valois, philip vi | king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350). |
| ~ ptolemy i | the king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC). |
| ~ ptolemy ii | son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC). |
| ~ pyrrhus | king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC). |
| ~ rameses, ramesses, ramses | any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC. |
| ~ saul | (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines). |
| ~ sennacherib | king of Assyria who invaded Judea twice and defeated Babylon and rebuilt Nineveh after it had been destroyed by Babylonians (died in 681 BC). |
| ~ solomon | (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC). |
| ~ lucius tarquinius superbus, tarquin, tarquin the proud, tarquinius, tarquinius superbus | according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC). |
| ~ victor emanuel ii | king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878). |
| ~ victor emanuel iii | king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished (1869-1947). |
| ~ xerxes i, xerxes the great | king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC). |
| n. (person) | 2. king, queen, world-beater | a competitor who holds a preeminent position. |
| ~ challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition | the contestant you hope to defeat.; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
| n. (person) | 3. baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon | a very wealthy or powerful businessman.; "an oil baron" |
| ~ businessman, man of affairs | a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive). |
| ~ oil tycoon | a powerful person in the oil business. |
| n. (state) | 4. king | preeminence in a particular category or group or field.; "the lion is the king of beasts" |
| ~ eminence, preeminence, distinction, note | high status importance owing to marked superiority.; "a scholar of great eminence" |
| n. (person) | 5. billie jean king, billie jean moffitt king, king | United States woman tennis player (born in 1943). |
| ~ tennis player | an athlete who plays tennis. |
| n. (person) | 6. b. b. king, king, riley b king | United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925). |
| ~ guitar player, guitarist | a musician who plays the guitar. |
| ~ singer, vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer | a person who sings. |
| n. (person) | 7. king, martin luther king, martin luther king jr. | United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). |
| ~ civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker | a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups. |
| ~ clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. king | a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward. |
| ~ checkers, draughts | a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces. |
| ~ chequer, checker | one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. king | one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king. |
| ~ court card, face card, picture card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. king | (chess) the weakest but the most important piece. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ chess piece, chessman | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
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