(chess) the weakest but the most important piece | king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) |
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king | king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) |
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 | son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) |
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 | |