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 The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...

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 50,00 ...

'', an 11th-century epic Persian poem **The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible **The Pararaton, 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 tit ...

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, Parsippany, New Jersey, with stores in northern New Jersey, New York (state), New York, and Connecticut. From 1988 to 2006, it was owned by British reta ...

, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey * King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes *

King's Variety Store King's Variety Store was a chain of discount stores founded in 1915 by M.H. King in Burley, Idaho. At its peak, King's had 27 stores in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain st ...

, 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 area). In 1978, they purcha ...

, a defunct chain of discount stores in the USA

Education

* King's College (disambiguation), 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 King's ...

, various schools * The King's Academy (disambiguation), 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 into ...

(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 was ...

(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 mer ...

, 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 elector ...

, 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 starts ...

, 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 produced by Greece's Mega Channel and premiere January 8, 2012. The series is based on the Argentinian series ''Los Roldan LOS, or L ...

'' ("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) Kings Bay may refer to: ;Svalbard, Norway *Kongsfjorden, a fjord previously known as Kings Bay *Ny-Ålesund, a town known as Kings Bay until 1925 *Kings Bay (company), a Norwegian government enterprise that runs the Ny-Ålesund research facility *K ...

, 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, Coles County, Illinois, United States. Kings is northeast of Oakland, Illinois, Oakland. References

Unincorporated communities in Coles County, Illinois Unincorporated c ...

, 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, 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 expan ...

, an amusement park in Mason, Ohio

Sports

* Barangay Ginebra Kings, a Philippine basketball team * Brooklyn Kings (rugby league), 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 The Chattogram Challengers ( Chittagonian/ bn, চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স) is a franchise cricket team which participates in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The franchise was founded in 2012 & based ...

, former name of the Chattogram Challengers, a Bangladesh Premier League team based in Chittagong, Bangladesh *

Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati Kings were a professional American association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid ...

, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio *Eastern Province Kings, the former name of the Eastern Province Elephants, 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, 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, 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, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California * Southern Kings, 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