Meanings
kingite1
kingite2
plural kingites
- historicalA supporter of the Māori King Movement of the 1850s, which sought to establish a monarch-like role to protect indigenous interests.
Origin
kingite · noun
King + -ite. Named after Australian geologist D. King (1926–1990) of the South Australia Department of Mines
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