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OBJECT
BEFORE
CLAIM.
THE PRIMARY OBJECT WAS NOT CHECKED.
Source-reported written-use horizon. The sorting year 1050 is a midpoint inside the stated period, not an exact token date or first spoken use.
Present-Day Englishbefore the 12th centuryestablished
king
Merriam-Webster first-known-use record for king
“before the 12th century”
- WITNESS TYPE
- Lexicographic first-use report
- YEAR
- 1050
- LOCATOR
- First Known Use
- REPOSITORY
- Merriam-Webster
- SHELFMARK / OBJECT ID
- Not recorded
- FACSIMILE
- Not linked
- DIRECT INSPECTION
- No
- CONFIDENCE
- established
WORD DOSSIERking ↗
CANONICAL FORM NODENODE 1047 ↗
01
BIBLIOGRAPHIC PROVENANCE
THE SOURCE BEHIND THE CLAIM
- TITLE
- King — definition, etymology, and first known use
- AUTHOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- CITATION KEY
- mw-king