archking

English

Etymology

From arch- +‎ king.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃ.kɪŋ/

Noun

archking (plural archkings)

1. (rare) A chief king.
   • 1900, Ohio Sanitary Bulletin, Volume 4‎^[1], Office of the State Board of Health, page 74:

     The archking which we have to fight is ignorance, and until knowledge and conviction areonce gained, the work of all of us will meet with strenuous opposition.

   • 1907, John O'Hanlon, Edward O'Leary, History of the Queen's County‎^[2], Sealy, Bryers & Walker, page 75:

     This Celtic Heptarchy was under the government of seven subordinate and petty chiefs, who were subject in turn to the jurisdiction of an archking called the Righ Riada or Reta.

   • 1994, Dafydd Ab Hugh, Arthur War Lord‎^[3], Avon Books, →ISBN, page 114:

     There I bribed the ostler to shut his gaping mouth and fetch my favorite roan mare, Merillwyn, not a native pony, but a true Roman draft horse, big enough for war and trained by Uncle Leary 's own captain of horses, before the archking gave her to me.

Coordinate terms

• emperor
• hegemon
• high king
• maharaja (Indian context)