Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the king is dead, long live the king

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: the k-ing is dead-, -long live the k-ing
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

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Said when someone has stepped down or something is succeeded by someone or something new that now has the most control, is the most popular, etc.

Questions

What does the king is dead, long live the king mean?: Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

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