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ˈking-craft
The art of ruling as a king; the skilful exercise of royalty; esp. the use of clever or crafty diplomacy in dealing with subjects.
[1650Weldon Crt. Jas. I, 102 Nor must I forget to let you know how perfect the King [Jas. I] was in the art of dissimulation, or to give it his own phrase (King-craft). ]
1643Prynne Sov. Power Parlt. ii. 34 In this dissembling age; when King-craft is improved to the utmost. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 4 Solomon was endowed with this natural sagacitie..which kind of sagacitie Politicians cal King-craft. 1827Hallam Const. Hist. (1876) III. xviii. 376 The king-craft and the priest-craft of the day taught other lessons. 1874Green Short Hist. viii. §7. 534 With Charles they were simply counters, in his game of king-craft. |