The story
From king + -s- + tree. Originally named Williamsburg, it was renamed after the King's Tree, a white pine marked by a surveyor and claimed for the king, being deemed suitable for a ship's mast.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A city, the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. Full definition →