atheling
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ath·e·ling
(ăth'ə-lĭng, ăTH'-) 
n.
An Anglo-Saxon nobleman or prince, especially the heir to a throne.
n.
An Anglo-Saxon nobleman or prince, especially the heir to a throne.
[Middle English, from Old English ætheling.]
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- Titles of Rank - atheling: Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; heir apparent
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