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atheling.

A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæðəlɪŋ/
  1. A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Doublet of edling. By surface analysis, athel + -ing.

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