HyperDic: edward_the_confessor

English > 1 sense of the expression Edward the Confessor:
NOUNperson Edward the Confessor, Saint Edward the Confessor, St. Edward the Confessorson of Ethelred the Unready
English > Edward the Confessor: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningson of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066).
SynonymsSaint Edward the Confessor, St. Edward the Confessor
Instance ofKing of England, King of Great BritainThe sovereign ruler of England
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
SpanishEdward the Confessor

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