Definition
A person or force that opposes or acts against a king or monarchy, or a rival claimant to a throne.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + king (a male monarch). The prefix anti- comes from Greek meaning 'against.' This compound emerged in medieval political discourse to describe usurpers or enemies of crowned rulers.
Kelly Says
History is full of antikings—from Richard III's rivals in the Wars of the Roses to every person who challenged a monarch's right to rule. The word shows how people have always needed language for 'the opposite of a king.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
抗ケトジェニック
kō keto-jē-nik
ARالعربية
مُخالِفُ الملك
muḫālifu al-malik
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধক
proti-rod-hok
CACatalà
antic rei
ahn-tee-reh-ee
CSČeština
antikrále
ahn-tee-kra-leh
DADansk
antiking
ahn-tee-king
DEDeutsch
Antiking
ahn-tee-king
ELΕλληνικά
αντιβασιλεύς
an-ti-va-si-le-us
ESEspañol
antirey
ahn-tee-reh-ee
FAفارسی
مخالف شاه
muḫālif shāh
FISuomi
antikuningas
ahn-tee-ku-ni-ngas
FRFrançais
antiroi
ahn-tee-rwah
GUGU
antiking
ahn-tee-king
HAHA
antiking
ahn-tee-king
HEעברית
מתנגד למלך
me-tan-ged le-mal-ek
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-राज
pra-tee-ra-aj
HUMagyar
antikirály
ahn-tee-ki-ra-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
antiking
ahn-tee-king
IGIG
antiking
ahn-tee-king
ITItaliano
antire
ahn-tee-reh
KKKK
antikíng
ahn-tee-king
KMKM
抗ケトジェニック
kō keto-jē-nik
MRMR
antikíng
ahn-tee-king
MSBahasa Melayu
antiking
ahn-tee-king
MYမြန်မာ
抗ケトジェニック
kō keto-jē-nik
NLNederlands
antikoning
ahn-tee-kon-ing
NONorsk
antiking
ahn-tee-king
PAPA
antikíng
ahn-tee-king
PLPolski
antykról
an-tee-kro-wl
PTPortuguês
antirei
ahn-tee-ray
RORomână
antirege
ahn-tee-reh-geh
RUРусский
антикороль
anti-korol
SVSvenska
antikung
ahn-tee-kung
SWKiswahili
antiking
ahn-tee-king
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்புக்கிங்
e-thir-ppu-kka-king
TEతెలుగు
కేటోజెనిక్ వ్యతిరేక
ka-to-je-nik vy-ti-re-ka
THไทย
ต่อต้านกษัตริย์
dtua-taan-ka-sat-tri
TLTL
antiking
ahn-tee-king
TRTürkçe
antiking
ahn-tee-king
UKУкраїнська
антикороль
anti-korol
URاردو
مخالف بادشاہ
muḫālif badshāh
VITiếng Việt
chống vua
chong vua
YOYO
antiking
ahn-tee-king
ZUZU
antiking
ahn-tee-king