“Nephite faction in the land of Zarahemla, comprising those who wanted to change the form of government from a chief judge to a king during the administration of Pahoran1 (Alma 51:1–8; 67 B.C.). The king-men were a prideful stubborn people who professed to be of nobility (Alma 51:21). At first the king-men peacefully petitioned to alter the law in order to lawfully remove the chief judge Pahoran; however, Pahoran refused to alter the law, which resulted in a dispute among the king-men and other Nephites known as freemen (Alma 51:3–6). The dispute was settled by the voice of the people in favor of the freemen, and the king-men were compelled to maintain the cause of freedom” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 482).