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ETHELRED II
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I. (noun)
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)
Synonyms:
Ethelred; Ethelred II; Ethelred the Unready
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Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)