KING'S ENGLISH


Meaning of KING'S ENGLISH in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized K&E

1. : standard, pure, or correct English speech or usage

can think as speedily in classic Greek as … in the King's English — Saturday Review

2. : English speech used by educated persons in southern England

separating the King's English from the American language — M.A.Pei

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.