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ETHELRED
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• ETHELRED (noun)
The noun ETHELRED has 2 senses:
1. king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
2. king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
Familiarity information: ETHELRED used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ethelred; Ethelred II; Ethelred the Unready
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
King of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ethelred; Ethelred I
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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