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throneworthy

throneworthy adjective: in the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman eras, eligible for royal succession by virtue of kinship.

Adjective

throneworthy (comparative more throneworthy, superlative most throneworthy)

  1. In the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman eras, eligible for royal succession by virtue of kinship.
    • Anglo-Saxon kings did not succeed on the basis of primogeniture. All the kings offspring were known as aethelings -- throneworthy -- and from this gene pool the royal family would select the aetheling who seemed best qualified for the job.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 165
    • [Edgar] was given the designation of "Aetheling"—that is, throneworthy—which might indicate that the king considered him a potential successor.2012, Tracy Joanne Borman, Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I

Forms of throneworthy

comparativemore throneworthy
superlativemost throneworthy

Questions about throneworthy

What does throneworthy mean?
Throneworthy means in the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman eras, eligible for royal succession by virtue of kinship.
What part of speech is throneworthy?
Throneworthy is an adjective.

Words near throneworthy in the dictionary

  1. throneward
  2. thronewards
  3. throneworld
  4. throneworlds
  5. throneworthiness
  6. throneworthy
  7. throng
  8. thronged
  9. thronger
  10. throngers
  11. throngful

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