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king of beasts
king of beasts n. the lion, spec. a male lion. [Probably after post-classical Latin rex bestiarum (c700 in British sources); compare classical Latin rēx in this sense.] In quot. OE with more general reference to the lion as king of wild animals.
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OE Homily (Junius 121) in Studi Medievali (1972) 13 1002 Seo leo bið cyng & ealdor ealra reðra wilddeora.]
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 2167 As leon is the king of bestes.
a1450 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. lxiv Hatte leo kinge for he is kinge and prince of al oþer bestes.
1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 3 How the kynge of alle bestes the lyon helde his court.
a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 57 (MED) A lyon is kyng of bestes.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 166 The king of beistis mak I the [sc. the lion].
a1670 S. Collins Systeme Anat. (1685) i. ii. xviii. 269 A Lion, the King of Beasts, is furnished with a Stomach, having larger Dimensions in the bottom, and toward the left side, and more narrow toward the middle.
1727 W. Nelson Laws of Eng. conc. Game 60 He who had beaten the King of Beasts, should never afterwards encounter an inferior Creature.
1836 Christian's Penny Mag. 11 June 185/1 Some of the most remarkable passages both in the Old and the New Testament allude to the distinguishing qualities of this majestic animal, so commonly designated the king of beasts.
1871 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 20 Mar. The lioness was driven to the back part of the cage, the door was raised, and the king of beasts was pushed into his den.
1900 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 24 Mar. 1/5 The heroic demeanour of the terroriser of the king of beasts in the lions' cage.
1946 Times 6 Sept. 5/4 The lion-tamer, of course, does not compel the king of beasts to do his bidding by physical force.
2015 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 2 Aug. 20 They had been tracking the lion on foot for hours, and now, under a scorching Kalahari Desert sun, the king of beasts stood a mere 25 yards away.
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