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    ETHELRED II

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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)play

    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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