subking

Etymology

From sub- + king.

noun

  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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