Bible Dictionaries
King

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.

(2):

(n.) The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.

(3):

(n.) A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.

(4):

(n.) A crowned man in the game of draughts.

(5):

(n.) One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.

(6):

(n.) A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.

(7):

(n.) A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.

(8):

(v. i.) To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'King'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/king.html. 1828.