'Ethelred' definitions:
Definition of 'Ethelred'
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noun
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) [syn: Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready]
noun
King of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) [syn: Ethelred, Ethelred I]