kings

kings · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of king; male rulers of kingdoms.

  2. 2.

    The most powerful pieces in chess, or high-ranking playing cards.

  3. 3.

    People who are supreme or preeminent in a particular field.

Related words

See also: king, kingdom, queens
Synonyms: monarchs, rulers, sovereigns

Etymology

Plural of king, from Old English cyning ("king"), from Proto-Germanic kuningaz.