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ETHELRED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Synonyms:

Ethelred; Ethelred I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Sense 2

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)

Synonyms:

Ethelred; Ethelred II; Ethelred the Unready

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

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