King James's Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
See BIBLE, THE ENGLISH. King Log and King Stork. See LOG. King's (or Queen's) Messenger is an official of the British Foreign Office whose duty it is to carry personally confidential messages from London to any embassy or legation abroad.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “King James's Bible” mean?
See BIBLE, THE ENGLISH. King Log and King Stork. See LOG. King's (or Queen's) Messenger is an official of the British Foreign Office whose duty it is to carry personally confidential messages from London to any embassy or legation abroad.
Is “King James's Bible” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.