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atheling [ˈæθɪlɪŋ] n (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties [Old English ætheling, from æthelu noble family + -ing3; related to Old High German adaling, Old Norse öthlingr] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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`"--found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown. which probably had been thought to give the finishing touch to the aristocratic prettiness of the Lady Emmeline Atheling as represented, forty years before, in several Books of Beauty. |
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