Kings
nounMore than one king; male monarchs who rule a country or people.
How to spell kings
5 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce kings
What does kings mean?
- nounMore than one king; male monarchs who rule a country or people.
Kings in a sentence
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The museum displayed crowns worn by medieval kings.
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Three kings ruled the region during that turbulent century.
Where does kings come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
This is the plural of 'king', which descends from the Old English 'cyning', meaning a tribal leader or monarch. That word was built on the Germanic root 'kuni', meaning 'kindred', 'family', or 'people', plus a suffix marking someone who belongs to or leads that stock; a king was literally the man who embodied his people. The same 'kuni' root sits behind the modern word 'kin', so a king was once understood as the foremost member of the family or nation. The spelling settled long ago, and the plural simply adds '-s' with no change to the stem. Because the word is so common and entirely regular, the spelling is among the easiest in English.
How the word is built
- king (Old English cyning: ruler, monarch)
- -s (plural marker)
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