Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kingmaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
king-mak-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.

Uncountable

noun

In games, a strategy or design where one player (often the losing one) essentially gets to pick who wins.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of kingmake

Example Sentences

Etymology

From king + making.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kingmakings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kingmaker

Questions

What does kingmaking mean?
The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.
Where does kingmaking come from?
From king + making.

How to pronounce kingmaking

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