kinglet

[ king-lit ]

/ ˈkɪŋ lɪt /

a king ruling over a small country or territory.

any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.

Origin of kinglet

First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let

Saying this, the wooden Indian bowed to the kinglet, gave a furious war-whoop, and stalked stiffly from the room.

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum
The story was that three brothers took service with a kinglet in Macedonia.

The Poetry of Architecture |John Ruskin
"Now, by my—my—my—" The kinglet jabbed the fat man with his sceptre.

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum
So she called to Mr. Kinglet that somebody seemed to be in trouble; and he came hurrying up at once.

The Tale of Frisky Squirrel |Arthur Scott Bailey

"You are accused of being foolish," said the kinglet, with a broad grin upon his freckled face.

John Dough and the Cherub |L. Frank Baum

kinglet

/ (ˈkɪŋlɪt) /

often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory

US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae