ealdorman
Americannoun
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ealdormen
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of ealdorman
Old English ealdor lord + man
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The British actor was best known for playing rich ealdorman Aethelhelm in Netflix historical series The Last Kingdom and steward Cornelius Penge in ITV royal drama Victoria.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Meanwhile Lady Ragna, daughter of a Norman lord, has the misfortune of marrying into a family of noble brutes, chief among them the ealdorman Wilfwulf, her philandering husband, and Bishop Wynstan, his philandering brother.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2020
“Then, brother,” said the gerefa, addressing the ealdorman, “what sayest thou to the ordeal by water?”
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
The tendency toward belief in the girl’s innocence grew into a certainty in the heart of the ealdorman, and even the gerefa seemed somewhat softened.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
The gerefa, the ealdorman, and even the bishop smiled at this artless attempt to shield the fellow.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
The great ealdormen were to be conciliated, not to be repressed.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
They had been named, like the ealdormen or earls, by the king with the consent of the Witenagemot.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Hence hunting was the chief pastime of the princes and ealdormen when they were not engaged in war with one another or with the Welsh.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
Eadwig was hardly more than fifteen years old, and it would be difficult for a boy to keep order amongst the great ealdormen and earls.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
At last the ealdormen of the north and centre of England revolted and set up the king's brother, Eadgar, to be king of all England north of the Thames.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
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