'Bretwalda' definitions:

Definition of 'Bretwalda'

From: GCIDE

Bretwalda \Bret"wal*da\, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br?ten walda, a powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.) The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]