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English Dictionary: 'King by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning,
      OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan.
      konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of
      E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
      {Kin}.]
      1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
            authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
            hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every
            inch a king.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
                     rebels from principle.                        --Burke.
  
                     There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
                                                                              Choate.
  
                     But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing
                     in the east                                       --Thomson.
  
      2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
            a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
            king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
  
      3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king
            of diamonds.
  
      4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
  
      5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
  
      6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
            Testament.
  
      Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
               denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some
               particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
  
      {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}.
  
      {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer
            of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
            great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
            preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
            armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
            Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
            north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
  
      {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove.
  
      {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}.
           
  
      {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
            thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
            queen is the king card of the suit.
  
      {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
            reigned in the third century.
  
      {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell
            ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for
            making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}.
  
      {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple
            production of the southern United States.
  
      {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}.
            (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
                  squinado}).
  
      {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; --
                  so called because, while breeding, they attack and
                  drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
            (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird
                  with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
                  green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}.
                 
  
      {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck
            ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions
            of both continents.
  
      {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in
            Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
            golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
            eagle of Rome.
  
      {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}),
            fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
  
      {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus
            polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
  
      {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
            maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
            Called also {goldfish}.
  
      {King of terrors}, death.
  
      {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
            ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its
            prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
            bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
  
      {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of
            the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the
            Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica},
            of Patagonia.
  
      {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus
            elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
            are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
            cinnamon color.
  
      {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}.
  
      {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers
            learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
            and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
            answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
            (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
            employed against the crown without special license.
            --Wharton's Law Dict.
  
      {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons
            crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
      {The king's English}, correct or current language of good
            speakers; pure English. --Shak.
  
      {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the
            Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
            accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.]
  
      {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
            supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
  
      {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless
            snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United
            States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds
            of snakes, including even the rattlesnake.
  
      {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
            albus}).
  
      {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
            sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
            orpiment}.
  
      {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird
            ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is
            adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which
            is bright red, edged with black.
  
      {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture
            ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
            The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
            and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
            briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
            So called because it drives away other vultures while
            feeding.
  
      {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood},
            beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
            small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
            {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   King \King\ (k[icr]ng), n.
      A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones
      or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame
      of wood, and struck with a hammer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   King \King\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Kinging}). ]
      To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to
      royalty. [R.] --Shak.
  
               Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged
               themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in
               their stead.                                          --South.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   King, NC (city, FIPS 35760)
      Location: 36.27798 N, 80.35761 W
      Population (1990): 4059 (1562 housing units)
      Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27021
   King, WI
      Zip code(s): 54946

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   King
      is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with
      authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one
      kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued.
      Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:7). In the New
      Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Pet. 2:13,
      17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called
      a king (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6:22).
     
         This title is applied to God (1 Tim. 1:17), and to Christ, the
      Son of God (1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Matt. 27:11). The people of God are
      also called "kings" (Dan. 7:22, 27; Matt. 19:28; Rev. 1:6,
      etc.). Death is called the "king of terrors" (Job 18:14).
     
         Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation (1 Sam. 8:7;
      Isa. 33:22). But there came a time in the history of that people
      when a king was demanded, that they might be like other nations
      (1 Sam. 8:5). The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them, but the
      people cried out, "Nay, but we will have a king over us." The
      misconduct of Samuel's sons was the immediate cause of this
      demand.
     
         The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right, nor in name
      of the people who had chosen them, but partly as servants and
      partly as representatives of Jehovah, the true King of Israel (1
      Sam. 10:1). The limits of the king's power were prescribed (1
      Sam. 10:25). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or
      remembrancer (2 Sam. 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3); (2) the scribe (2 Sam.
      8:17; 20:25); (3) the officer over the house, the chief steward
      (Isa. 22:15); (4) the "king's friend," a confidential companion
      (1 Kings 4:5); (5) the keeper of the wardrobe (2 Kings 22:14);
      (6) captain of the bodyguard (2 Sam. 20:23); (7) officers over
      the king's treasures, etc. (1 Chr. 27:25-31); (8)
      commander-in-chief of the army (1 Chr. 27:34); (9) the royal
      counsellor (1 Chr. 27:32; 2 Sam. 16:20-23).
     
         (For catalogue of kings of Israel and Judah see chronological
      table in Appendix.)
     
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