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kinglet.

A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.

    derogatory
  2. A young or little king.

  3. A prince.

  4. Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English kinglet From king + -let.

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