king

noun

1. 1

   (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

2. 2

   United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

3. 3

   one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

4. 4

   United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

5. 5

   a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

6. 6

   United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

7. 7

   a very wealthy or powerful businessman

   an oil baron

8. 8

   a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

9. 9

   a competitor who holds a preeminent position

10. 10

    preeminence in a particular category or group or field

    the lion is the king of beasts