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noun
A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Synonyms: kingling, roitelet
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noun
A young or little king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: crest
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noun
small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: warbler
Narrower terms: goldcrest, golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus, gold-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrata, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned wren, Regulus calendula
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English kinglet From king + -let.
Across languages
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