a characteristic emotional quality | (chess) the weakest but the most important piece |
a brief written record | one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king |
a comment or instruction (usually added) | 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 short personal letter | a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom |
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | a very wealthy or powerful businessman |
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling | a male competitor who holds a preeminent position |
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time | the husband or widower of a queen |
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | preeminence in a particular category or group or field |
high status importance owing to marked superiority | |