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atheling definition

ath·el·ing (at̸h′əl iŋ)

noun

a nobleman or prince of the Anglo-Saxons

Etymology: ME < OE ætheling < æthele, noble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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