Meanings
nounantiking (plural antikings)
plural antikings · alternative anti-king
- governmentOne who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
The political opposition in Germany carried on regardless, electing Rudolf of Rheinfelden as the first ever anti-king at an assembly in Forchheim on 15 March 1077.
2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanGegenkönig
- Englishantiking
From anti- + king. Calque of German Gegenkönig.
More words from German
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Dutch tegenkoning
- tegenkoningone who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch
German Gegenkönig
- Gegenkönigone who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch
Portuguese anti-rei
- anti-reione who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch
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