Ethelred the Unready

Definitions of Ethelred the Unready
  1. 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)
    synonyms: Ethelred, Ethelred II
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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