War-king

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  1. 1
    A king in times of war; a warrior king.

    "All the inhabitants, excepting the Druids, were trained early to war, and every clan or family fought in a separate band, under the King of its particular nation, and a War King elected as chief general."

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"All the inhabitants, excepting the Druids, were trained early to war, and every clan or family fought in a separate band, under the King of its particular nation, and a War King elected as chief general."

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