"high king" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 95 5 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 98 2 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'chief king': 100 0
  2. (often capitalised) God. Tags: capitalized, often
    Sense id: en-high_king-en-noun-FDezprA3

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