antiking

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anti- +‎ king. Calque of German Gegenkönig.

Noun[edit]

antiking (plural antikings)

  1. (politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
    • 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 58:
      The political opposition in Germany carried on regardless, electing Rudolf of Rheinfelden as the first ever anti-king at an assembly in Forchheim on 15 March 1077.

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=antiking&oldid=75909557"