"Long live the King!" refers to the heir who immediately succeeds to a throne upon the death of the preceding monarch. Meaning the monarchy never dies even when the King does.

Long Live: To live on forever even if a soul has moved on.
"The King is Dead! Long live the King!.. The throne shall never be empty; the country shall never be without a monarch."
by CarissaXtina February 19, 2012
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The phrase Scar says before he yeets his brother into the pit of death and traumatizing kids
by TortieHasOccurred July 17, 2019
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Proclaims Life to the King.

Wanna-be-kings want the Throne. Their plan? Kill the King.

But that's not how you become King. The King is King because he is chosen by his people.

That's the part they don't get.

That's why Long Live The King.
These bastards are after the King. They want the Throne. Fuck them. Long Live The King.
by WhoGivesAShitAnymore March 2, 2023
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