"high king" meaning in All languages combined

See high king on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: high kings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *heah-kyng, from Old English hēahcyning (“high-king; God”), equivalent to high + king. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*heah-kyng}} Middle English *heah-kyng, {{inh|en|ang|hēahcyning||high-king; God}} Old English hēahcyning (“high-king; God”), {{compound|en|high|king}} high + king Head templates: {{en-noun}} high king (plural high kings)
  1. A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings. Categories (topical): Male, Monarchy, People Synonyms: high-king, highking Hyponyms: ardri Derived forms: high kingship Translations (chief king): अधिराज (adhirāj) [masculine] (Hindi), अधिपति (adhipti) [masculine] (Hindi), adiraja (Indonesian), ardrí [masculine] (Irish), अधिराज (adhirāja) [masculine] (Sanskrit), अधिपति (adhipati) [masculine] (Sanskrit), àrd-rìgh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), จักรพรรดิ (jàk-grà-pát) (Thai), เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa) (Thai), บรมราชา (bɔɔ-rom-raa-chaa) (Thai), บรมราชาธิราช (bɔɔ-rom-raa-chaa-tí-râat) (Thai), พ่อขุน (pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-high_king-en-noun-Xh6ARrlE Disambiguation of Male: 100 0 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 98 2 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'chief king': 100 0
  2. (often capitalised) God. Tags: capitalized, often
    Sense id: en-high_king-en-noun-FDezprA3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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