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EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
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• EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (noun)
The noun EDWARD THE CONFESSOR has 1 sense:
1. son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
Familiarity information: EDWARD THE CONFESSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Edward the Confessor; Saint Edward the Confessor; St. Edward the Confessor
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
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