Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

king's peace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: king's -peace
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.

Example Sentences

"Police spoke to the woman and her partner, with both entering a written agreement to keep the Kings Peace for 24 hours."

Inflected Forms

the king's peace (canonical)

Phrases

disturb the peace justice of the peace

Frequently Paired Words

disturb the peace justice of the peace queen's peace

Questions

What does king's peace mean?: The public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.

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