boy king
Young royal ruler
A boy king is a male monarch who ascends to the throne as a child, typically ruling under regency until coming of age.
Tutankhamun is history's most famous boy king.
The phrase extends figuratively to any young male placed in a position of power beyond his experience or maturity: The tech startup's boy king CEO was only twenty-three.
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
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- royal childrenprince, princess, crown prince, crown princess, heir
- royaltyqueen, prince, princess, queens, princes
- princescrown prince, prince consort, heir apparent, dauphin, princeling