King
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
The sovereign, ruler, or chief executive magistrate of a state or nation whose constitution is of the kind called “monarchical” is thus named if a man; if it be a woman, she is called “queen.” Tha word expresses the idea of one who rules sinyly over a whole people or has the highest executive power; but the olfice may be either hereditary or elective, and the sovercignty of the king may or may not be absolute, according to the constitution of the country.