Unking

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove (a king) from power. archaic

    "God save King Harry, unking’d Richard says, And send him many years of sunshine days!"

  2. 2
    To deprive (a king) of his royal qualities. archaic

    "But if a Prince shall deign to be familiar and to converse with those upon whom he might trample, shall His condescension therefore Unking Him? And His familiarity rob Him of His Royalty?"

  3. 3
    To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance. archaic, figuratively

    "—Oh ’tis well y’are come, there was within me fresh Rebellion, and reason was almost unking’d agen."

Synonyms

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deposedethronediscrowndisenthroneuncrownunsceptre

Example

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"God save King Harry, unking’d Richard says, And send him many years of sunshine days!"

Etymology

From un- + king.

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