kingmaking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.
  2. In games, a strategy or design where one player (often the losing one) essentially gets to pick who wins.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of kingmake

Word forms

kingmaking kingmakings

Etymology

From king + making.

Related words

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