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- [kingz]
- /kɪŋz/
- /kɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kingz]
- /kɪŋz/
Definitions of kings word
- noun kings a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. 1
- noun kings (initial capital letter) God or Christ. 1
- noun kings a person or thing preeminent in its class: a king of actors. 1
- noun kings a playing card bearing a picture of a king. 1
- noun kings Chess. the chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game; moved one square at a time in any direction. 1
- noun kings Checkers. a piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction. 1
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Origin of kings
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English cyng, cyni(n)g; cognate with German König, Dutch koning, Old Norse konungr, Swedish konung, Danish konge. See kin, -ing3
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Parts of speech for Kings
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kings popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kings usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kings
noun kings
- caliphs — Plural form of caliph.
- chessmen — any piece used in the game of chess.
- chesspieces — Plural form of chesspiece.
- commandants — Plural form of commandant.
- contessas — Plural form of contessa.
Top questions with kings
- when we were kings?