English word origin

Etymology of Kings

From Middle English Kinges; reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the Kings of Israel.

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Source etymology 1

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name

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

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From Middle English Kinges; reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the Kings of Israel.

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Inherited-form mentionKingesenm

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

plural of King (surname)

name

A surname. · Ellipsis of Kings County. · Ellipsis of Kings Creek. · Ellipsis of Kings River.

noun

plural of King

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From King + -s or king + -'s.

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