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Kings

American

[kingz] / kɪŋz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

either of two books of the Bible, 1 Kings or 2 Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Ki.

Kings British

/ kɪŋz /

noun

(functioning as singular) Old Testament (in versions based on the Hebrew, including the Authorized Version) either of the two books called I and II Kings recounting the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

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Etymology

Origin of Kings

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

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Compare them to the Kings, who are old, slow and quickly fading into mediocrity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

One relates to an alleged incident on Wednesday in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, where the defendant is accused of threatening the former Duke of York.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“We’re a victim of our own success,” said Dr. Ivan Hand, the director of neonatology at Kings County Hospital Center in New York and the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics statement.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

After the trial concluded, the founder of Indivisible Baldwin County, the group that had organized the No Kings protest, rounded up a small crew for a celebratory dinner at the pizza parlor down the block.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

"Kings are allowed to stay home alone in their castles, Mom."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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