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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A statesman who holds all the state's powers and has religious significance to his constituency.
2. 2
   A king who is of divine descent. literally
3. 3
   A monarch who is also a god. literally
4. 4
   A tyrannical maintainer of a collaborative project. derogatory

Etymology

From god + king.

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