Edward the Elder

Definitions of Edward the Elder
  1. noun
    king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924)
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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