"kingmaking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kingmakings [plural]
Etymology: king + making Etymology templates: {{compound|en|king|making}} king + making Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kingmaking (usually uncountable, plural kingmakings)
  1. The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kingmaking-en-noun-CVxgJH23
  2. In games, a strategy or design where one player (often the losing one) essentially gets to pick who wins. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kingmaking-en-noun-4Jp3tPHt

Verb [English]

Etymology: king + making Etymology templates: {{compound|en|king|making}} king + making Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kingmaking
  1. present participle and gerund of kingmake Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kingmake Related terms: kingmaker
    Sense id: en-kingmaking-en-verb-bftIA8oY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 29 56

Inflected forms

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