Usually means: Wise ruler guided by philosophy.
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  1. philosopher-king: Wordnik
  2. philosopher king: Wiktionary
  3. philosopher king: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. philosopher-king, philosopher king: Dictionary.com
  5. Philosopher King (disambiguation), Philosopher King, Philosopher-king, Philosopher king: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (philosopher king)

noun:  (philosophy) A hypothetical ideal ruler, trained in philosophy, who has a full understanding of the Platonic ideal of the Form of the Good, and uses this for the benefit of the state.
noun:  (figurative) A very wise ruler.

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