cyning

noun /ˈkɪnɪŋ/

1. An Anglo-Saxon (early English) king.

   The firſt cynings of the Anglo Saxons ſeem to have been their war-kings, continued for life, and the crown was not hereditary, but elective.

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Old English cyning. Doublet of king and knez.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry cyning (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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