high king

English

noun

Definitions

A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings;
(often capitalised) God.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *heah-kyng inherited from Old English hēahcyning (God, high-king) compound from English high + English king.

Origin

English

king

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Highveld English
King's Daughters English
Kingston English
Kingstree English
ahigh English
antiking English
dragonking English
foreking English
ghostking English
god-king English
height English
heighth English
high English
high blood pressure English
high kingship English
high sea English
high-functioning English
high-hearted English
high-key English
high-level English
high-rise English
high-risk English
high-test English
highback English
highbacked English
highball English
highbie English
highbishop English
highborn English
highbred English
highbrow English
highbush English
highchair English
highcut English
highday English
highen English
highfather English
highflying English
highgate English
highhearted English
highish English
highland English
highleg English
highlife English
highlining English
highlow English
highly English
highman English
highmost English
highness English
highpad English
highpass English
highspot English
highstand English
hightail English
hightail it English
highth English
hightide English
highwall English
highwater English
highway English
highwire English
highwrought English
kin English
king English
kingbird English
kingbolt English
kingcraft English
kingcroaker English
kingcup English
kingdom English
kingfish English
kingfisher English
kinghood English
kingless English
kinglet English
kinglike English
kingling English
kingly English
kingmake English
kingmaker English
kingmaking English
kingpin English
kingric English
kingship English
kingslayer English
kingsman English
kingsnake English
kingwood English
knee-high English
make-king English
merking English
nonhigh English
nonking English
on high English
overking English
priest-king English
semihigh English
sky-high English
subking English
superhigh English
ultra-high English
ultrahigh English
underking English
unking English
キング Japanese
ハイカラ Japanese
hēahcyning Old English
*heah-kyng Middle English
high Middle English
king Middle English
คิง Thai
King Cebuano
higsipnayan Tagalog
킹 Korean
kiin̄ Marshallese
king Tok Pisin
hei Sranan Tongo
K@Shoulder K@Abdomen American Sign Language