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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The Briton denied all claims made against him, which date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 The coup de grace came Thursday in a 6-4 Oilers’ win at a raucous Rogers Place, which has become a house of horrors for the Kings. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 Carbone Beach performers over the past two years have included Andrea Bocelli, Kygo, Diana Ross, Nas, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, Gipsy Kings, and Chloe Flower. Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The problem is the Kings haven’t played well at all since the second period of Game 4. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 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

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