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kingsman

kingsman noun: the lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army. Also the alternative form of king's man.

Noun

kingsman (plural kingsmen)

  1. The lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army.

Also used as

kingsman is also the alternative form of king's man.

Forms of kingsman

pluralkingsmen

Origin of kingsman

From king + -s- + man.

Questions about kingsman

What does kingsman mean?
Kingsman means the lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army.
What part of speech is kingsman?
Kingsman is a noun.
What is the plural of kingsman?
The plural of kingsman is kingsmen.

Words near kingsman in the dictionary

  1. Kingslands
  2. kingslayer
  3. kingslayers
  4. Kingsley
  5. Kingsleyan
  6. kingsman
  7. kingsmen
  8. Kingsmill
  9. Kingsmill Islands
  10. Kingsmills
  11. kingsmountite

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