n. A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
n. A bird of the crest family (Regulidae).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A little king; a weak or insignificant king.
n. Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidæ.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A little king; a weak or insignificant king.
n. A golden-crested or ruby-crowned wren: one of a number of very diminutive greenish birds, about 4 inches long, having a yellow, orange, or flaming crest, constituting the subfamily Regulinæ.
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n. small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
Word Usage
"For the kinglet was a small boy with a long, freckled face, blue eyes, a pug nose, and black hair banged across his forehead, and hanging in lank, straight locks far down over his shoulders."