ETHELRED II

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• ETHELRED II (noun)
  The noun ETHELRED II has 1 sense:

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)

  Familiarity information: ETHELRED II used as a noun is very rare.

• ETHELRED II (noun)

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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)