king of kinges

Middle English

Alternative forms

king of kingus, kyng of kynges, kyng of kyngges

Noun

king of kinges (plural kinges of kinges)

king of kings, emperor (in quotations, applied to Artaxerxes, Nebuchadnezzar, and Vespasian)

References

“king (n.)”, sense 1a.(b) in the Middle English Dictionary (1954–2001)

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