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Overking
Overking O"ver*king`, n. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. --J. R. Green.
Overknowing
Overknowing O"ver*know"ing, a. Too knowing or too cunning.

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- Sanskrit raja, and German Reich. There were three grades of rí: a ruiri or 'overking' was a major, regional king and superior to a rí túath 'king of tribes'...
- through the ruiri (a rí who was overking of several petty kingdoms) to a rí ruirech (a rí who was a provincial overking). (See Rí.) Each king ruled directly...
- Ireland. Six Irish kings were killed in the battle, including Niall Glúndub, overking of the Northern Uí Néill and High King of Ireland. In 920 Sitric left Dublin...
- Rí ruireach, and Ard Rí – King, local king, regional overking, (provincial) king of overkings, and High King in Gaelic Ireland, also Scotland Tsar/Tsarina...
- ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions. Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his...
- Ímair were overkings of the Kingdom of Scotland itself, distinct from the Kingdom of Strathclyde, of which they may also have been overkings, and later...
- Finlandization Hegemony Imperialism Mandala (Southeast Asian history) Overking Puppet state Satellite state Satrap Sadae Special Administrative Region...
- 191 (2): 399–405. doi:10.1677/joe.1.06919. PMC 1635969. PMID 17088409. Overk CR, Guo J, Chadwick LR, Lantvit DD, Min****i A, Appendino G, Chen SN, Lankin...
- 860s, Ímar was involved in a protracted conflict with Máel Sechnaill, overking of the Southern Uí Néill and the most powerful ruler in Ireland. The cause...
- thought to represent overkings of the Picts, at least from the time of Bridei son of Maelchon onwards. In addition to these overkings, many less powerful...