kinglet

[ king-lit ]

/ ˈkɪŋ lɪt /

noun

a king ruling over a small country or territory.

any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.

Nearby words

Compare goldcrest, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet.

Origin of kinglet

First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let

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Examples from the Web for kinglet

Saying this, the wooden Indian bowed to the kinglet, gave a furious war-whoop, and stalked stiffly from the room.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum
The story was that three brothers took service with a kinglet in Macedonia.
The Poetry of Architecture|John Ruskin
"Now, by my—my—my—" The kinglet jabbed the fat man with his sceptre.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum
So she called to Mr. Kinglet that somebody seemed to be in trouble; and he came hurrying up at once.
The Tale of Frisky Squirrel|Arthur Scott Bailey

"You are accused of being foolish," said the kinglet, with a broad grin upon his freckled face.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for kinglet

kinglet

/ (ˈkɪŋlɪt) /

noun

often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory

US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae

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