Kings

[ kingz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. 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

/ kɪŋz /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kings¹

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

And it was very much like the binary: drag kings or drag queens, a man or woman.

From Salon

Even after the meeting, Henry and Francis kept their beards, as portraits of the two kings can attest.

From Salon

A lowly servant girl in 16th-century Spain has a secret: There’s magic in her fingertips, perhaps the kind that anxious kings and other assorted schemers would kill for.

From New York Times

Today, he said, brands have become the modern-day versions of “the nobility or the kings or the pope: the people who gave commissions to the artists.”

From New York Times

Dipper met every kind of famous person, Stewart said, including presidents and kings, which means he very well might have wagged his tail in Biden’s presence back when he was Barack Obama’s veep.

From Salon