subking

noun

subking

noun

Etymology From sub- + king.

1

A monarch of a polity that is in turn part of another kingdom.

  • After this, Kapole was told to take the message to two senior subkings, namely Kapemba and Chiti.2015, Yizenge Chondoka, A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900:
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subkingdom

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