(chess) the weakest but the most important piece | king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) |
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king | king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) |
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward | |
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom | |
a very wealthy or powerful businessman | |
a male competitor who holds a preeminent position | |
the husband or widower of a queen | |
preeminence in a particular category or group or field | |