(chess) the weakest but the most important piece | king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) |
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king | |
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 | |