| noun | a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom |
| noun | a competitor who holds a preeminent position |
| noun | a very wealthy or powerful businessman “an oil baron” |
| noun | preeminence in a particular category or group or field “the lion is the king of beasts” |
| noun | United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) |
| noun | United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) |
| noun | United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) |
| noun | a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward |
| noun | one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king |
| noun | (chess) the weakest but the most important piece |
| kingdom | noun | the domain ruled by a king or queen |
| kingly | adjective | having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king |
| kingship | noun | the dignity or rank or position of a king |