English Explanatory Dictionary

the king is dead, long live the king

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.
  2. Said when someone has stepped down or something is succeeded by someone or something new that now has the most control, is the most popular, etc.

Word forms

the king is dead, long live the king

Translations

Armenian: թագավորը մեռավ, կեցցե՛ թագավորը Chinese Mandarin: 先王已逝，吾王萬歲！ /先王已逝 Chinese Mandarin: 吾王万岁！ Czech: král je mrtev, ať žije král! Dutch: de koning is dood, leve de koning! French: le roi est mort, vive le roi! Hebrew: המלך מת, יחי המלך! Indonesian: raja telah mati, panjang umur raja! Italian: il re è morto, lunga vita al re! Japanese: 国王崩御、国王万歳! Korean: 왕이 죽었다, 국왕 만세! Norman: lé rouai est mort, lé rouai vit! Polish: umarł król, niech żyje król Portuguese: rei morto, rei posto Russian: коро́ль у́мер, да здра́вствует коро́ль Spanish: a rey muerto, rey puesto Spanish: el rey ha muerto, viva el rey Thai: พระมหากษัตริย์เสด็จสวรรคต ขอพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงพระเจริญ
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