Definition of Ethelbert

1. Noun. Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616).

Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex

Definition of Ethelbert

1. Proper noun. (Old English male given name) revived in the 19th century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethelbert

Estronol
Estrébœuf
Estuary English
Esztergom
Et
Et-Tell
EtOH
Etch A Sketch
Eternal City
Ethan
Ethan Allen
Ethel
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Merman
Ethel Waters
Ethelbert (current term)
Ethelred
Ethelred I
Ethelred II
Ethelred the Unready
Ether
Ethernet
Ethernets
Ethical Decalogue
Ethiop
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Ethiopian Sign Language
Ethiopian banana
Ethiopian language

Literary usage of Ethelbert

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anglo-Saxon Church: Its History, Revenues, and General Character by Henry Soames (1838)
"Her principal monarch then was Ethelbert, king of Kent; a prince whose ... 88) says that Ethelbert was the third Anglo-Saxon prince thus distinguished. ..."

2. Chapters of Early English Church History by William Bright (1888)
"King Ethelbert, when he witnessed the removal of Ethelbert. ... We can well understand how, as Bede tells us, those who under Ethelbert had acquiesced, ..."

3. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"After such an example, their success was as rapid as they could desire ; for though Ethelbert declared that he would not compel any person to renounce his ..."

4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Ethelbert and others converted to the Christian Faith. AD 597. Hence Augustine, with his followers, advanced to Canterbury, to the aforesaid old church of ..."

5. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury by Walter Farquhar Hook (1861)
"See of Canterbury founded by Ethelbert.—Providential Preparations for Reception of the ... Reception by Ethelbert.—Entrance of Missionaries into Canterbury. ..."

6. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Ethelbert, the king of Kent, whose CHAP, court was the objective of their ... Sending some of their Frankish interpreters to Ethelbert they informed him ..."

7. The English Village Community Examined in Its Relations to the Manorial and by Frederic Seebohm (1905)
"There remains to be quoted the still earlier though scanty evidence of the laws of King Ethelbert, ad 597-616 ; which, if genuine, bring us back to the date ..."

8. The Anglo-Saxon Church: Its History, Revenues, and General Character by Henry Soames (1838)
"Her principal monarch then was Ethelbert, king of Kent; a prince whose ... 88) says that Ethelbert was the third Anglo-Saxon prince thus distinguished. ..."

9. Chapters of Early English Church History by William Bright (1888)
"King Ethelbert, when he witnessed the removal of Ethelbert. ... We can well understand how, as Bede tells us, those who under Ethelbert had acquiesced, ..."

10. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"After such an example, their success was as rapid as they could desire ; for though Ethelbert declared that he would not compel any person to renounce his ..."

11. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Ethelbert and others converted to the Christian Faith. AD 597. Hence Augustine, with his followers, advanced to Canterbury, to the aforesaid old church of ..."

12. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury by Walter Farquhar Hook (1861)
"See of Canterbury founded by Ethelbert.—Providential Preparations for Reception of the ... Reception by Ethelbert.—Entrance of Missionaries into Canterbury. ..."

13. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Ethelbert, the king of Kent, whose CHAP, court was the objective of their ... Sending some of their Frankish interpreters to Ethelbert they informed him ..."

14. The English Village Community Examined in Its Relations to the Manorial and by Frederic Seebohm (1905)
"There remains to be quoted the still earlier though scanty evidence of the laws of King Ethelbert, ad 597-616 ; which, if genuine, bring us back to the date ..."

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