HyperDic: ethelred_ii

English > 1 sense of the expression Ethelred II:
NOUNperson Ethelred II, Ethelred, Ethelred the Unreadyking of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered
English > Ethelred II: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningking 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).
SynonymsEthelred, Ethelred the Unready
Instance ofking, male monarch, RexA male sovereign
CatalanEthelred

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