king : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  1 Kings.
  

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• noun the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  2 Kings.
  

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• noun meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
  Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  
• noun large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
  Alaska king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  

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• noun meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
  Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  
• noun large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
  Alaska king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  

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• . See Apostolic.

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• a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.

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• noun United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
  King; B. B. King.
  

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• noun United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
  Billie Jean King; King.
  

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• noun United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
  Billie Jean King; King.
  

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• noun the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes
  divine right.
  
  • the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century

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• a name given to the patriarchal theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience of the people.

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• the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; often abbreviated to Garter.

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• noun European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
  allgood; Chenopodium bonus-henricus; wild spinach; fat hen.
  

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• noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
  Hiram Williams; Hank Williams; Williams.
  

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• noun the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  1 Kings.
  

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• noun the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  2 Kings.
  

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• noun a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
  Arthur.
  

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• noun (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
  Round Table.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the little auk or sea dove.

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• noun any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
  rex begonia; Begonia rex; painted-leaf begonia; beefsteak geranium.
  

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• . (Zoöl.), See Bird of paradise.

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• noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
  Gillette.
  

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• 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.

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• noun a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
  

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King Charles span"iel

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1. (Zoöl.) A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.

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• noun large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
  Naja hannah; hamadryad; Ophiophagus hannah.
  

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• a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century.

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• (Zoöl.), a large and handsome univalve shell (Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.

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• a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States.

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• noun meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
  Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  
• noun a large spider crab of Europe
  European spider crab; Maja squinado.
  
• noun large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
  Alaska king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica; Alaskan king crab; Alaska crab.
  
• noun large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
  Limulus polyphemus; Xiphosurus polyphemus; horseshoe crab.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab . See Limulus. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback (Maia sguinado).

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• . (Zoöl.) (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.

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• noun European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
  yellow hawkweed; Hieracium praealtum.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large and handsome eider duck (Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents.

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• noun 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)
  Ferdinand the Catholic; Ferdinand; Ferdinand V; Ferdinand of Aragon.
  

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• noun fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
  Todea barbara; crepe fern.
  
• noun large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
  French bracken; royal osmund; royal fern; Osmunda regalis; ditch fern.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an American hake (Phycis regius), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast.

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• noun illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
  Harold I; Harefoot; Harold Harefoot.
  

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• noun King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
  Harold II.
  

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• noun king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
  ibn Talal Hussein; Hussein; Husain; Husayn.
  

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• noun the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
  James; King James; James I.
  

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• noun an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
  Authorized Version; King James Bible.
  

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• noun the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
  James; King James; James I.
  

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• noun an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
  Authorized Version; King James Bible.
  

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• noun youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
  John; John Lackland.
  

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• noun the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
  Lear.
  

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• noun large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
  cero; cavalla; Scomberomorus cavalla.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an African monkey(Colobus polycomus), inhabiting Sierra Leone.

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• (Zoöl.), a West Indian red mullet (Upeneus maculatus); so called on account of its great beauty. Called also goldfish.

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• noun hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
  big shellbark hickory; Carya laciniosa; big shellbark; king nut; big shagbark.
  

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• noun hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
  big shellbark hickory; Carya laciniosa; big shellbark; king nut; big shagbark.
  

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• noun (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
  Oedipus Rex; Oedipus.
  

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• noun large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  lion; Panthera leo.
  

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• noun the sovereign ruler of England
  King of England.
  

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• noun the sovereign ruler of France
  

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• noun the sovereign ruler of England
  King of England.
  

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• noun United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
  Benny Goodman; Goodman; Benjamin David Goodman.
  

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• death.

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• noun the sovereign ruler of the Germans
  

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• noun thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
  Regalecus glesne; oarfish; ribbonfish.
  

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• noun United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
  Joseph Oliver; Oliver.
  

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• noun large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
  temple orange; Citrus nobilis; tangor; temple orange tree.
  

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• noun large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
  Aptenodytes patagonica.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any large species of penguin of the genus Aptenodytes; esp., A. longirostris, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and A. Patagonica , of Patagonia.

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• noun post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
  

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• noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
  Protea cynaroides; honeypot.
  

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• noun pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
  chinook; chinook salmon.
  
• noun large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
  chinook; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chinook salmon; quinnat salmon.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.

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• noun any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
  kingsnake.
  

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• noun large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
  Sarcorhamphus papa.
  

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• (Zoöl.), 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.

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• noun whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
  Menticirrhus americanus.
  

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• noun evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward
  Athrotaxis selaginoides.
  

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• 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.

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• testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under Evidence. Eng.

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• (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or gueen'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.

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King's Bench

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1. (Law) Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.

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• noun Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
  

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• a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.

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• noun English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
  Queen's English.
  

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• noun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
  scrofula; struma.
  

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• scrofula; so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.

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• noun a very large treasure
  

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• noun asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers
  yellow asphodel; Asphodeline lutea.
  

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• (Bot.), the white asphodel (Asphodelus albus).

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• a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; called also yellow orpiment.

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• 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.

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King"-post` noun

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1. (Carp.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.

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• adjective satellite extra large
  king-size.
  
  • a king-size bed

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• adjective satellite extra large
  king-size.
  
  • a king-size bed

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• noun a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
  

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• adverb in a royal manner
  royally; like royalty.
  
  • they were royally treated

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• noun a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
  John Philip Sousa; Sousa.
  

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• noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
  Martin Luther King; King.
  

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• noun observed on the Monday closest to January 15
  Martin Luther King Day.
  

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• noun observed on the Monday closest to January 15
  Martin Luther King Day.
  

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• noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
  Martin Luther King; King.
  

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• noun United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
  King; B. B. King.
  

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• noun United States sociologist (1910-2003)
  Merton; Robert Merton.
  

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• noun King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837)
  William IV.
  

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• noun a Viking pirate chief
  

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Sea" king`

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1. One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the Note under Viking.

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• the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exodus.

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• noun king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
  Louis XIV; Louis the Great.
  

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• correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. Shak.

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• (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out.

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• noun twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
  January 6; Epiphany; Epiphany of Our Lord; Twelfth day.
  

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• one who acts in the place of a king; a viceroy.

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