English Dictionary

king of all one surveys

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞 通常

(idiomatic) Possessing governing authority over a range of territory; having decisive control or oversight over all major matters within one's ambit of influence; having a satisfying position of respected leadership or comfortable prestige.

日本語の意味

自らの影響圏内において、全ての主要事項に対して決定的な統治権や管理権限を有し、尊敬されるリーダーシップと確固たる威厳を示す状態。 / 領域全体を支配し、各分野での重要な決定や統制を行い、その位置において卓越した権力と栄光を保持すること。

By the end of his reign he had become the king of all one surveys, his laws enforced from the coast to the mountains.

治世の終わりまでに、彼は見渡す限りすべてを支配する王となり、その法は海岸から山々まで及んだ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Possessing governing authority over a range of territory; having decisive control or oversight over all major matters within one's ambit of influence; having a satisfying position of respected leadership or comfortable prestige.

Let the world without go as it may, let kingdoms rise or fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bill he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys.

kings of all they survey （ plural ）