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Meaning of atheling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈæðəlɪŋ/

Definitions

A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.

Examples

“[…]to substitute as the Confessor′s heir, the Atheling Edward (son of Edmund Ironside), who was then an exile in Hungary. After the atheling′s return from exile, and his very suspicious death in England in 1057, the Norman duke must surely have realized that his chief opponent in England was likely to be Harold Godwineson[…].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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