king's

Male sovereign's possession

King's is the possessive form of king, indicating something belonging to or associated with a monarch.

It appears in many fixed expressions: the king's English (standard or correct English), king's ransom (an enormous sum), king's evidence (British term for testimony given by an accomplice).

In chess, the king's side is the half of the board where the king starts.

royal

crown

Sovereign's ornamental headpiece

  • throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
  • courtTrial venue or sports surface
  • palaceMonarch's official residence

decree · majesty · sovereign · reign · coronation · scepter · monarch · royal · dynasty · heir

idiomatic

ransom

Payment for captive's release

highway · counsel · shilling · bench · peace · messenger · pardon · pleasure · service · commission

possessive

ransom

Payment for captive's release

jewels · estate · lands · riches · wealth · bounty · holdings · domain · property · inheritance

chess

gambit

Risky opening for advantage

  • pawnUnwitting tool of another
  • bishopDiocesan clergy head
  • rookChess piece or corvid

knight · castling · checkmate · opening · defense · sacrifice · Indian · fianchetto · endgame · position

institutional

Lynn

Personal name, unisex

  • RoadPaved vehicle pathway
  • ArmsLimbs or weaponry
  • LandingNamed waterfront locale

Norton · Langley · Bromley · Stanley

Opposites
royal gender/consort

king'squeen's

Of a female monarch

empress's · princess's · duchess's · lady's · dame's

social hierarchy/class

king'speasant's

Belonging to agricultural laborer

commoner's · servant's · subject's · slave's · beggar's

governance type

king'speople's

Communal ownership marker

republic's · president's · citizen's · state's · nation's

Phrases
Family

king, kingdom, kings, kingpin, kingly, kingship, kinged, kinglet, kingmaker

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G