Kings or King's may refer to: *

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

s: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50 ...

'', an 11th-century epic Persian poem **The

Morgan Bible The Morgan Bible (mostly Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Ms M. 638), also called the Morgan Picture Bible, Crusader Bible, Shah Abbas Bible or Maciejowski Bible, is a unique medieval illuminated manuscript. It is a picture book Bible consisting ...

, a French medieval picture Bible **The

Pararaton The Pararaton (''Book of Kings''), also known as the Katuturanira Ken Angrok (''Story of Ken Angrok''), is a Javanese historical chronicle written in Kawi (Old Javanese). The comparatively short text of 32 folio-size pages (1126 lines) contains ...

, a 16th-century Javanese history of southeast Asia *The plural of any

king King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...

Business

Kings Family Restaurants Kings Family Restaurants is a chain of family restaurants based in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. It has locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Kings logo has scarlet colored lettering, with a saffron outline. History Kings began in North Versa ...

, a chain of restaurants in Pennsylvania and Ohio *

Kings Food Markets Kings Food Markets is an American food market chain headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, with stores in northern New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. From 1988 to 2006, it was owned by British retailer Marks & Spencer. In 2009, Kings acq ...

, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey * King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes * King's Variety Store, a chain of stores in the USA *

King's (defunct discount store) King's Department Stores was a chain of discount stores in the Eastern United States. The chain started in 1956, in Brockton, Massachusetts. They expanded to 187 stores (three stores operated in the Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the seco ...

, a defunct chain of discount stores in the USA

Education

King's College (disambiguation) King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom: *King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge * King's College London, a constituent of the University of London It c ...

, various colleges *

King's School (disambiguation) The King's School may refer to: Schools UK The original seven schools established or renamed by King Henry VIII in 1541: * The King's School, Canterbury * King's School, Chester * King's Ely, Cambridgeshire * King's School, Gloucester * The Ki ...

, various schools *

The King's Academy (disambiguation) The King's Academy may refer to: U.S. schools * The King's Academy (California), Sunnyvale, California * The King's Academy (Florida), West Palm Beach, Florida * The King's Academy (Tennessee), Seymour, Tennessee * The Kings Academy (Indian ...

, various academies

Electoral districts

King's (New Brunswick electoral district) King's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged in ...

(1867–1903) *

King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district) King's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1968. History This riding was created from King's County riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it w ...

(1892–1966) *

Kings (electoral district) Kings was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created in the ''British North America Act'', 1867. The riding was abolished in 1924 when it was m ...

, Nova Scotia (1867–1924) *

Kings (provincial electoral district) Kings was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1956, when Kings County was divided into the three electora ...

, Nova Scotia (1867–1956)

Entertainment

Kings (game) Kings (also known as king's cup, donut, circle of death or ring of fire) is a drinking game that uses playing cards. The player must drink and dispense drinks based on cards drawn. Each card has a rule that is predetermined before the game star ...

, a popular drinking game also known as ''King's Cup''

Film and television

* ''Kings'' (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series * ''Kings'' (U.S. TV series), an American TV series *''

Oi Vasiliades Oi Vasiliades ( el, Οι Βασιλιάδες, "the Kings") was a Greek-language daily family-comedy telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' ...

'' ("The Kings"), a Greek comedy show * ''Los Reyes'' (TV series) ("The Kings"), a Colombian drama * "The Kings" (''Emmerdale''), a 2006–2007 ''Emmerdale'' storyline * ''Kings'' (2007 film), a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins * ''Kings'' (2017 film), a 2017 film starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig

Music

* "Kings" (The Pierces song), a song by The Pierces on the album ''Creation'' * "Kings" (Steely Dan song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album ''Can't Buy a Thrill'' *

The Kings The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada. Recording history The Kings were formed in ...

, a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 *

Kings (musician) Kingdon Chapple-Wilson, known professionally as Kings, is a New Zealand rapper, singer and songwriter. He has been producing music under his self-run label Arch Angel Records since 2018 and broke the record of longest running No. 1 New Single in ...

, a New Zealand producer, rapper and singer-songwriter * ''Kings'' (album), by I Am Empire

Places

* Kings Bay (disambiguation), the name of several bays *

Kings County (disambiguation) Kings County or King's County may refer to: Places Canada *Kings County, New Brunswick *Kings County, Nova Scotia *Kings County, Prince Edward Island ** King's County (electoral district), abolished in 1892 Ireland * County Offaly, formerly calle ...

King County (disambiguation) __NOTOC__ King County is a county in Washington State that includes the city of Seattle. King County may also refer to: Places * King County, Texas, United States * King County, New South Wales King County was one of the original Nineteen ...

Kings, Coles County, Illinois Kings is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. Kings is northeast of Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is t ...

, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois *

Kings, Ogle County, Illinois Kings is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It co ...

, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois *

Kings Dominion Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond and south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 rides, shows and attr ...

, an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia *

Kings Island Kings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company. It was part of a larger effort to move and exp ...

, an amusement park in Mason, Ohio

Sports

Barangay Ginebra Kings A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

, a Philippine basketball team *

Brooklyn Kings (rugby league) Brooklyn Kings may refer to: * Brooklyn Kings (rugby league), American semi professional rugby league team * Brooklyn Kings (basketball), American defunct basketball franchise {{Disambiguation ...

, a rugby league team in Brooklyn, New York, USA *

Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team is owned by India ...

, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India * Chittagong Kings, former name of the Chattogram Challengers, a Bangladesh Premier League team based in Chittagong, Bangladesh * Cincinnati Kings, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio *Eastern Province Kings, the former name of the

Eastern Province Elephants The Eastern Province Elephants (known as the Multisure Eastern Province Elephants for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge competitions. They are governed by the ...

, a provincial rugby union team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa *

Karachi Kings Karachi Kings ( ur, ; sd, ڪراچي ڪنگز) (abbreviated as KK) is a Pakistani professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, P ...

, a Pakistan Super League team based in Karachi, Pakistan *

Kings (handball) Chinese handball is a form of American handball popular on the streets of New York City, Philadelphia, and Bridgewater during the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and '80s and still played today, mostly in New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego. Differen ...

, also known as "Chinese handball" *

Kings XI Punjab Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India *

The Kings of Wrestling The Kings of Wrestling was a professional wrestling stable that worked on the independent circuit. It was formed in Chikara as a large stable, but also appeared in numerous promotions mainly as a tag team of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. ...

or The Kings of Wrestling (TNA) *

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California *

Powell River Kings The Powell River Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Hap Parker Arena. Hi ...

, a junior ice hockey team in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada *

Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, ...

, a Greek basketball team *

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California *

Southern Kings The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They wer ...

, a Super Rugby team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa *

Sydney Kings The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the ...

, an Australian basketball team