high king

== English == === Alternative forms === high-king, highking === Etymology === From Middle English *heah-kyng, from Old English hēahcyning (“high-king; God”), equivalent to high +‎ king. === Noun === high king (plural high kings) A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings. Hyponym: ardri 1950, The Journal of Celtic studies - Volume 1 - Page 80: […] is eighth in descent from Aedh Slaine, Highking of Ireland, in the Southern Uí Néill pedigrees. 2012, Togail na Tebe: The Thebaid of Statius - Page 281: " […] And health to thee, O high-king, after I am gone, and to all the nobles of the Greeks.” === Proper noun === high king (often capitalised) The king of kings: God; often, Jesus Christ. ==== Derived terms ==== high kingship ==== Translations ====