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King

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.

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Bourgeois 76% connected

A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.

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Checker 76% connected

One who checks.

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Chequer 76% connected

Same as Checker.

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Chessman 76% connected

A piece used in the game of chess.

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Distinction 76% connected

A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division.

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Eminence 76% connected

That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Monarch 76% connected

A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.

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Note 76% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Preeminence 76% connected

The quality or state of being preeminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a b…

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Sovereign 76% connected

Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

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Containing group 1

Royalty 70% connected

The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.

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Synonym 6

Baron 92% connected

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a noble…

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Magnate 92% connected

A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.

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Mogul 92% connected

A person of the Mongolian race.

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Power 92% connected

Same as Poor, the fish.

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Rex 92% connected

A king.

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Tycoon 92% connected

The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners.

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