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Definition of Kingling
1. n. Same as Kinglet, 1.
Definition of Kingling
1. Noun. A kinglet; a petty king or ruler. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kingling
1. a petty king [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kingling
Literary usage of Kingling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ingulph's Chronicle of the Abbey of Croyland: With the Continuations by by Ingulph, Peter (1908)
"... were of great value, were either coined into money or else sold for money;
though these were hardly able to satisfy the insatiate maw of the kingling ..."
2. Word-analysis: A Graded Class-book of English Derivative Words, with by William Swinton (1879)
"Write a sentence containing the word 'kingling. ... Give a synonym of ' kingling.'
Ans. Petty prince. HARD, farm or solid; difficult. 1. ..."
3. A Cry to Ireland and the Empire [against the Repeal of the Union, and in (1833)
"... reports the Irish given to Cannibalism and Incest—Melu —his
account—Tacitus—Agricola—Pontifical Legate under Vespasian—Irish kingling—A ..."
4. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1850)
"... to a thinking people than the bursting of so many soap-bubbles; but a king—nay,
such a bit of a kingling as small ..."
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