Kingmaking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kingmaking is a noun meaning The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.
Meaning
The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.
More Meanings
- In games, a strategy or design where one player (often the losing one) essentially gets to pick who wins.
- present participle and gerund of kingmake
Example Sentences
I think that V:TES is a multiplayer game, and multiplayer games have the kingmaking problem no matter much you try to tweak the rules.
Word Forms
- kingmakings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crowning, crownment, coronation, recoronation, enthroning, inauguration.
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