king john

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king john - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  King John
      n 1: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to
           1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother
           Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was
           compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
           [syn: John, King John, John Lackland]