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Old 18-Jan-2007, 04:19
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Default Re: Lawyer Princess

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Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
Not to me; it would be 'the king who was a philosopher'. The King of Philosophy would be the person who was undoubtedly the greatest philosopher, but not necessarily a real king.

I can add another example to that of the Farmer King: in Cambodian mythology, and very probably actual history, there was a king who suffered from Hansen's disease (leprosy) and he is translated into English as the 'Leper King'- the king with leprosy, not the king of leprosy (the greatest leper).
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