priest-kings

A form of priest-king — A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of priest-king

    Lower Egypt throws off the yoke of the priest-Kings of Thebes.

    1877, C.P. Tiele, translated by J.E. Carpenter, Outl. Hist. Relig., section 55
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