Synonyms and antonyms of Rulers in the past in British Thesaurus

Canute ()

a king of England, Denmark, and Norway (1016–1035) famous for sitting in front of the sea and unsuccessfully ordering the waves to stop, in order to prove to his people he was not a God

czar (noun)

another spelling of tsar

czarina ()

another spelling of tsarina

Elizabethan (adjective)

relating to the time when Elizabeth I was the queen of England, 1558–1603

emperor (noun)

a man who rules an empire

favourite (noun)

in the past, the special friend of a king or queen

herald (noun)

in the past, a person who delivered official messages or made announcements for a king or queen

the royal ‘we’ ()

the use of the word ‘we’ to mean ‘I’ by a king or queen, especially in the past. People usually laugh at someone who does this, because it shows they think they are important.

thane (noun)

in English history, a man who was given land in exchange for fighting for the king or another important person

tsar (noun)

the man who ruled Russia during the period before it became a republic in 1917

tsarina (noun)

a woman who ruled Russia before 1917

Victorian (adjective)

relating to the period from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled the UK