kingling

English

Etymology

king +‎ -ling

Noun

kingling (plural kinglings)

1. A kinglet; a petty king or ruler.
   • 1890, John Boyle O'Reilly, In Bohemia:

     Yet my needs are the same as the kingling's whose name is a terror to thousands: some bread,
     Some water and milk,—I can do without silk,—some wool, and a roof for my head.