KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.


The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce (ed. Ayer Company Pub, 1973)


KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a crowned head, although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.

KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a crowned head, although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.

KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a crowned head, although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.

KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a crowned head, although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.