But our king maintains friendly relations, or so I've heard.

They said the king should maintain his own peace, sir.

As an administrator, the king maintained peace between his subjects rather than made laws.

The elected kings maintained the tradition and the royal secretary often had a great deal of power.

The king also maintained a personal bodyguard of the elite 10,000 Immortals when not at war.

The King, stupid and gross as he was, maintained the symbol of permanence.

But the King maintains veto power and also exercises complete control over foreign and military affairs.

At the same time, the king of Nepal maintained a puppet democratic government which depended upon him for their status to remain legitimate.

The king maintained his control over the city by controlling the elections of aldermen and magistrates.

The new king maintained that it had been his father's dying wish that he marry Catherine.