the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth

King Henry VIII

the most important chess piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn

make (someone) king

act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering way

he'll start kinging it over the lot of us again

science kings it over the realm of intellectual discourse

the British national anthem

then the band struck up God Save The King