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bretwaldas

bretwaldas is the plural of bretwalda.

Meaning of bretwalda

Noun

bretwalda (plural bretwaldas)

  1. (historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

Questions about bretwaldas

What is bretwaldas the plural of?
Bretwaldas is the plural of bretwalda.

Words near bretwaldas in the dictionary

  1. Bretton
  2. Bretton Woods
  3. Brettons
  4. bretts
  5. bretwalda
  6. bretwaldas
  7. bretwaldaship
  8. bretwaldaships
  9. bretylium
  10. Bretz
  11. bretzel

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