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Overking vs Overling - What's the difference?

overking | overling |

As nouns the difference between overking and overling

is that overking is a king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom while overling is a superior.

overking

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom.

    • References

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    overling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A superior.
  • * 1917 , , Mesopotamia (poem)
    • But the idle-minded overlings who quibbled while they died, [...]
  • * 1973 ,
    • Reflex laughs from the underlings present, though only grim smiles from the overlings .
  • A ruler; master.

    • Antonyms

    * underling

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary