King Billy

proper noun

Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. AustraliaobsoleteImaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.

    1901, Henry Lawson, A Bush Publican's Lament, republished in Children of the Bush, Gutenberg eBook #7065, An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander, […] .

  2. Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man.
  3. Any one of various other aboriginal men at times referred to as King Billy.
  4. IrelandScotlandinformalKing William III of England.
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APA

King Billy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Billy

MLA

“King Billy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Billy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “King Billy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Billy.

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