Atheling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæðəlɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Atheling is a noun meaning (puristic) A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
Meaning
(puristic) A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
Example Sentences
[…]to substitute as the Confessor′s heir, the Atheling Edward (son of Edmund Ironside), who was then an exile in Hungary. After the atheling′s return from exile, and his very suspicious death in England in 1057, the Norman duke must surely have realized that his chief opponent in England was likely to be Harold Godwineson[…].
Word Forms
- athelings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aetheling, etheling, eorl, ethelborn, hlaford, eorlcundman.
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