king lear king john • king leg · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · king lear · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters. Synonyms: Lear, King Lear. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072