Kings

noun

plural in form but singular in construction
1
: either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
2
: any of four narrative and historical books in the former Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament

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But this might have been McDavid’s best offensive performance of the playoffs since the opener against the Los Angeles Kings. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025 Sinner nabbed the biggest check of 2024 for an unofficial event at the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025 The Converse Basin Grove is a prominent giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) habitat located in the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County, California, approximately five miles north of General Grant Grove, just outside Kings Canyon National Park. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Haliburton was selected with the No. 12 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and was stunningly traded to Indiana for All-Star center Domantas Sabonis midway through the 2021-22 season. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Kings

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Kings was in the 14th century

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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kings. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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Kings

noun
: either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible
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