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Male sovereign over a nation or territory, of higher rank than any other ruler except an emperor .
A king's female counterpart is a queen. Some kings have been elected, as in medieval Germany, but most inherit the position. The community may concentrate all spiritual and political power in the sovereign, or power may be shared constitutionally with other government institutions. Some kings are heads of state but not heads of government. In the past, some were regarded as semidivine representatives of God on Earth; others were viewed as gods in their own right or supernatural beings who became gods after death (see divine kingship ). Since the 17th century the power held by monarchs, particularly those in western Europe, has been widely regarded as deriving from the people. See also constitutional monarchy ; khan ; monarchy ; pharaoh ; tsar .
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king salmon
Cole Nat King
Frederick the Winter King
King Cotton
king crab
Alaskan king crab
King George Sound
King George's War
King Philip's War
king snake
King William's War
King B.B.
King Billie Jean
King Larry
King Martin Luther Jr.
King Rufus
King Stephen Edwin
King William Lyon Mackenzie
King William Rufus de Vane
Mad King Ludwig
the Sun King
the Citizen King
Merton Robert King
Oliver King
Vidor King Wallis
Hiram King Williams
Leslie Lynch King Jr.
Lovelace Augusta Ada King countess of
Mary Queen of Scots
Queen Anne's lace
Queen Anne style
Queen Anne's War
Queen Charlotte Islands
Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen's University at Kingston
Sheba Queen of
Queen Margot
Queen Ellery
Kings Canyon National Park
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Kings Valley of the