kingling

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

king +‎ -ling

Noun[edit]

kingling (plural kinglings)

  1. A kinglet; a petty king or ruler.
    • 1890, John Boyle O'Reilly, In Bohemia:
      Yet my needs are the same as the kingling's whose name is a terror to thousands: some bread,
      Some water and milk,—I can do without silk,—some wool, and a roof for my head.
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