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In the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman eras, eligible for royal succession by virtue of kinship..
Anglo-Saxon kings did not succeed on the basis of primogeniture. All the kings offspring were known as aethelings -- throneworthy -- and from this gene pool the royal family would select the aetheling who seemed best qualified for the job.
[Edgar] was given the designation of "Aetheling"—that is, throneworthy—which might indicate that the king considered him a potential successor.
Use throneworthy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Throneworthy means In the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman eras, eligible for royal succession by virtue of kinship..
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Anglo-Saxon kings did not succeed on the basis of primogeniture. All the kings offspring were known as aethelings -- throneworthy -- and from this gene pool the royal family would select the aetheling who seemed best qualified for the job.
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