"underking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: underkings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English underking, from Old English undercing, undercyning (“under-king, viceroy”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *underkuning, from Proto-Germanic *underkuningaz, equivalent to under- + king. Cognate with Dutch onderkoning (“viceroy”), German Unterkönig (“underking”), Danish underkonge (“underking”), Swedish underkung (“underking”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underking}} Middle English underking, {{inh|en|ang|undercing}} Old English undercing, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*underkuning}} Proto-West Germanic *underkuning, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*underkuningaz}} Proto-Germanic *underkuningaz, {{prefix|en|under|king}} under- + king, {{cog|nl|onderkoning||viceroy}} Dutch onderkoning (“viceroy”), {{cog|de|Unterkönig||underking}} German Unterkönig (“underking”), {{cog|da|underkonge||underking}} Danish underkonge (“underking”), {{cog|sv|underkung||underking}} Swedish underkung (“underking”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} underking (plural underkings)
  1. An inferior or subordinate king; a viceroy. Synonyms: under-king
    Sense id: en-underking-en-noun-VuUzZXwG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

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