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high king

noun

Etymology

From Middle English *heah-kyng, from Old English hēahcyning (“high-king; God”), equivalent to high + king.

  1. inherited from hēahcyning
  2. inherited from *heah-kyng✻

Definitions

  1. A chief king or ruler

    A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings.

    • […] is eighth in descent from Aedh Slaine, Highking of Ireland, in the Southern Uí Néill pedigrees.
    • Idris, the first High King, had silvery eyes in a face lined with years of bright laughter and unspeakable sorrow.

  2. The king of kings

    The king of kings: God; often, Jesus Christ.

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