world king
noun
1An earthly king.
2A universal ruler, a king of the whole world.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Beowulf. Compare Old Saxon weroldkuning, Old High German weroltkuning (Middle High German werltkünec); compare also heaven king.
- the Kimberleys
- the King
- the Kirk
- the Kirk of Scotland
- the knives are out (for someone)
- the Kop
- the Kremlin
- the Kurils
- the ladies
- the Lakes
- the Lamb of God (also the Lamb)
- the land of Nod
- the land of the free
- the last minute
- the last (or final) straw
- the last straw
- the last word
- the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc.)
- the Law
- (the law of) diminishing returns
- the Law of Moses
- the law of the jungle
- the Left
- the length and breadth of
- the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils)