high king

Noun

Meaning

A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings;

(often capitalised) God.

high-king (plural high-kings)

Alternative form of high king

Alternative names

high-king

Synonyms

Examples

“However, her brother, Teddy had claimed kinship to the High King all over the bars of Boston and she reckoned, he for one, would be delighted that history had come down on his side. Source: Internet

Fittingly enough, Margo is crowned High King Margo, the Creator. Source: Internet

Ritchie notes the presence of an Orcadian ruler at the court of a Pictish high king at Inverness in 565 AD. Source: Internet

Reno (1996), p. 263-282 The meaning of "Vortimer" would be "over-most king" or "highest king", a synonym for " high king ". Source: Internet

Typically, in the later Vedic age, a Hindu high king (Maharajah) was only called Samrāṭ after performing the Vedic Rajasuya sacrifice, enabling him by religious tradition to claim superiority over the other kings and princes. Source: Internet

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