king

nouns

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Rex, king, male monarch
is derived from
kingdom
is derived from
kingdom
is derived from
kingly
is derived from
kingship
antonym
queen
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
king, queen, world-beater
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
"an oil baron"
baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
preeminence in a particular category or group or field
"the lion is the king of beasts"
king
is a type of (narrower)
high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"
distinction, eminence, note, preeminence
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
king
domain category
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
checkers, draughts
is a type of (narrower)
one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
checker, chequer
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
king
is a type of (narrower)
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
court card, face card, picture card
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
king
domain category
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess, chess game
is a type of (narrower)
any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
chess piece, chessman