English Explanatory Dictionary

antiking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.

Word forms

antiking antikings anti-king

Etymology

From anti- + king. Calque of German Gegenkönig.

Synonyms

claimant pretender

Related words

antiemperor antipope
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