kingsman

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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.

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

nounkingsman (plural kingsmen)

plural kingsmen

  1. governmentThe lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of king's man.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kunją
  3. Proto-Germanic*kuningaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kuning
  5. Old Englishcyning
  6. Middle Englishking
  7. Englishking
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  9. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  10. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  11. Old Englishmann
  12. Middle Englishman
  13. Englishman
  14. Englishkingsman

From king + -s- + man.

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APA

kingsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingsman

MLA

“kingsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kingsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingsman.

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