BRETWALDA
\bɹˈɛtwɒldə], \bɹˈɛtwɒldə], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_w_ɒ_l_d_ə]\
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The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes.
By Oddity Software
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The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes.
By Noah Webster.
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bret-wal'da, n. a title of supremacy applied by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to Egbert and seven earlier kings, whose superiority was more or less acknowledged by other kings. [Lit. 'Lord of the Britons,' or 'of Britain.']
By Thomas Davidson