UNKING

Etymology

Verb

unking (third-person singular simple present unkings, present participle unkinging, simple past and past participle unkinged)

(archaic) To remove (a king) from power.

Synonyms: depose, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, uncrown, unthrone

(archaic) To deprive (a king) of his royal qualities.

(archaic, figuratively) To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.

Anagrams

• nuking

Source: Wiktionary


Un*king", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + king.]

Definition: To cause to cease to be a king. [R.] Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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