king's evil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈkɪŋz ˈiːv.l̩/
- /ˈkɪŋz ˈiːv.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈkɪŋz ˈiːv.l̩/

Definitions of king's evil words

noun king's evil scrofula: so called because it was supposed to be curable by the touch of the reigning sovereign. 1
noun king's evil scrofula 0
noun king's evil (archaic) scrofula. 0

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Origin of king's evil

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English kynges evel

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Parts of speech for King's evil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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king's evil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.