a cat may look at a king

English

Alternative forms

• a cat can look at a king

Proverb

a cat may look at a king

1. A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.

Translations

A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.

• French: un chien regarde bien un évêque (fr)
• Irish: faigheann an cat cead amharc ar an rí is ní fhaigheann an rí cead é a chaitheamh
• Scottish Gaelic: faodaidh an cat amharc air an rìgh

See also

• gods may do what cattle may not