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| crown |
a metal object worn on the head by kings and queens. Crowns are often made of gold or silver. [1/2 definitions] |
| fairy tale |
a story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world. The stories usually take place in an imaginary past time and often involve characters such as knights and kings and princesses. |
| Kings |
either of two books of the Old Testament that tell of the Jewish kings who reigned after David. |
| Merovingian |
of or pertaining to the line of kings who ruled over ancient France from about 500 A.D. to 751 A.D. [2 definitions] |
| oriflamme |
the red banner that was used as a battle standard by the early kings of France. [1/3 definitions] |
| pharaoh |
a king of ancient Egypt, or (cap.) the title of any one of these kings. |
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