noun
1 male ruler
ADJECTIVE
▪ rightful
▪ anointed , crowned , reigning
▪ uncrowned ( figurative )
▪
the uncrowned ~ of hip-hop
▪ undisputed ( figurative )
▪
He is the undisputed ~ of talk shows.
▪ great , mighty
▪ future
▪
the future ~ of England
▪ deposed , exiled
▪ homecoming , prom (both AmE )
▪
He was nominated for prom ~ in high school.
VERB + KING
▪ become
▪ anoint sb , crown (sb) , make sb , proclaim sb
▪
He was crowned ~ at the age of fifteen.
▪
The new ~ was crowned immediately.
▪
He proclaimed himself ~ in 1304.
▪ serve
▪
He died bravely, serving his ~.
▪ depose , overthrow
KING + VERB
▪ reign , rule (sb/sth) , rule over sb/sth
▪
The ~s of Sicily also ruled over the southern part of Italy.
▪ abdicate
▪
the king's decision to abdicate
PREPOSITION
▪ under a/the ~
▪
Life under the new ~ was very different.
▪ ~ of
▪
the King of Spain
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