archking

noun
/ɑɹt͡ʃ.kɪŋ/

Etymology

From arch- + king.

  1. inherited from kyngen — “to perform the duties of a king
  2. inherited from kyngen
  3. inherited from *kuningaz
  4. inherited from *kuning
  5. inherited from cyng
  6. inherited from king
  7. prefixed as archking — “arch + king

Definitions

  1. A chief king.

    • The archking which we have to fight is ignorance, and until knowledge and conviction areonce gained, the work of all of us will meet with strenuous opposition.
    • This Celtic Heptarchy was under the government of seven subordinate and petty chiefs, who were subject in turn to the jurisdiction of an archking called the Righ Riada or Reta.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA