Ætheling

An Ætheling (/ˈæθəlɪŋ/; also aetheling, atheling and etheling) was in Anglo-Saxon England a prince of the royal dynasty eligible for the kingship.

It is an Old English term (æþeling) derived from a compound of aethele, æþele or (a)ethel, meaning "noble family", and -ing, which means "belonging to". It was usually rendered in Latin as filius regis (king's son) or the Anglo-Latin neologism clito.

Ætheling can be found in the Suffolk toponym of Athelington.

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