Kingling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kinglet; a petty king or ruler.

    "Yet my needs are the same as the kingling's whose name is a terror to thousands: some bread, Some water and milk,—I can do without silk,—some wool, and a roof for my head."

Synonyms

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kinglet

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"Yet my needs are the same as the kingling's whose name is a terror to thousands: some bread, Some water and milk,—I can do without silk,—some wool, and a roof for my head."

Etymology

From king + -ling.

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