Kinglet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. derogatory

    "Cæsar termeth all the Lords, which in his time had justice in France, to be Kinglets [tr. reguli], or pettie Kings."

  2. 2
    small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice wordnet
  3. 3
    A young or little king.
  4. 4
    A prince.
  5. 5
    Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.

Synonyms

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chiefchieftaincrestcrowned headdynastemperor

Example

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"Cæsar termeth all the Lords, which in his time had justice in France, to be Kinglets [tr. reguli], or pettie Kings."

Etymology

From king + -let.

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