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Meaning of the king is dead, long live the king | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.
  2. Said when someone has stepped down or something is succeeded by someone or something new that now has the most control, is the most popular, etc.
    idiomatic

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

the knives are out the laborer is worthy of his hire the lady doth protest too much the last I heard the last of pea-time the latchstring is out

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