| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| atheling |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ath·e·ling |
| PRONUNCIATION: | th -l ng, th - |
| NOUN: | An Anglo-Saxon nobleman or prince, especially the heir to a throne. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English ætheling.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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