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. for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power ...

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 book ...

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 consistin ...

, 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 t ...

Business

* Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants in Pennsylvania and Ohio * Kings Food Markets, 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), a defunct chain of discount stores in the USA

Education

* King's College (disambiguation), various colleges * King's School (disambiguation), various schools * The King's Academy (disambiguation), various academies

Electoral districts

* King's (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867–1903) * King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district) (1892–1966) * Kings (electoral district), 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), 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 MEGA Channel, also known as MEGA TV or just MEGA, is a television network in Greece, that broadc ...

'' ("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) * King County (disambiguation) * Kings, Coles County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois * Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, 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 expa ...

, 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 Indi ...

, 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), 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 (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference a ...

, 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 The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is a Junior ...

, a junior ice hockey team in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada * Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., 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 olde ...

, 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 ...

, 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