subking

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ king.

Noun

subking (plural subkings)

  1. A monarch of a polity that is in turn part of another kingdom.
    • 2015, Yizenge Chondoka, A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900:
      After this, Kapole was told to take the message to two senior subkings, namely Kapemba and Chiti.

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