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Summary
king is a noble title[1]. king ranks in the top 4% of noble title entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,002 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: position[3], profession[4], male occupation[5]
- Subclass of: monarch[6], man[7]
- Commons category: Kings[8]
- Opposite of: queen[9]
- Honorific prefix: Majesty[10], King[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kings[12]
- Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Different from: emperor[17]
- Organization directed by the office or position: royal manor[18], realm[19], kingdom[20]
- Female form of label: reina[21], מלכה[22], královna[23], Kinnigin[24], ملكة[25], королева[26], reine[27], raíña[28], каралева[29], regina[30], queen[31], Königin[32], Dronning[33], rainha[34]
- Male form of label: король[35], king[36], König[37], Konge[38], re[39], cyning[40], karalius[41], Kinnek[42], ملك[43], kral[44], rei[45], 国王[46], rege[47], ماليك[48]
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Influence
Things named for king include Rajasthan[49], a state of India[50], in India[51], founded in 1949[52]; Los Angeles Kings[53], an ice hockey team[54], in United States[55], founded in 1967[56], headquartered in Los Angeles[57]; Spanish real[58], an obsolete currency[59], in Spain[60]; KiK[61], a business[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1994[64], headquartered in Bönen[65]; king[66]; Kings & Queens[67], a musical work/composition[68]; Place Royale - Koningsplein[69], a square[70], in Belgium[71]; and Rue Royale - Koningsstraat[72], a street[73], in Belgium[74].
Why It Matters
king has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] king is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]
Entities named for king include Rajasthan[49], a state of India[50], in India[51], founded in 1949[52]; Los Angeles Kings[53], an ice hockey team[54], in United States[55], founded in 1967[56], headquartered in Los Angeles[57]; Spanish real[58], an obsolete currency[59], in Spain[60]; KiK[61], a business[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1994[64], headquartered in Bönen[65]; king[66]; and Kings & Queens[67], a musical work/composition[68].