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Definition of Ethelbert
1. Noun. Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616).
Definition of Ethelbert
1. Proper noun. (Old English male given name) revived in the 19th century. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethelbert
Literary usage of Ethelbert
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anglo-Saxon Church: Its History, Revenues, and General Character by Henry Soames (1838)
"Her principal monarch then was Ethelbert, king of Kent; a prince whose ...
88) says that Ethelbert was the third Anglo-Saxon prince thus distinguished. ..."
2. Chapters of Early English Church History by William Bright (1888)
"King Ethelbert, when he witnessed the removal of Ethelbert. ... We can well
understand how, as Bede tells us, those who under Ethelbert had acquiesced, ..."
3. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"After such an example, their success was as rapid as they could desire ; for
though Ethelbert declared that he would not compel any person to renounce his ..."
4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Ethelbert and others converted to the Christian Faith. AD 597. Hence Augustine,
with his followers, advanced to Canterbury, to the aforesaid old church of ..."
5. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury by Walter Farquhar Hook (1861)
"See of Canterbury founded by Ethelbert.—Providential Preparations for Reception
of the ... Reception by Ethelbert.—Entrance of Missionaries into Canterbury. ..."
6. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Ethelbert, the king of Kent, whose CHAP, court was the objective of their ...
Sending some of their Frankish interpreters to Ethelbert they informed him ..."
7. The English Village Community Examined in Its Relations to the Manorial and by Frederic Seebohm (1905)
"There remains to be quoted the still earlier though scanty evidence of the laws
of King Ethelbert, ad 597-616 ; which, if genuine, bring us back to the date ..."
8. The Anglo-Saxon Church: Its History, Revenues, and General Character by Henry Soames (1838)
"Her principal monarch then was Ethelbert, king of Kent; a prince whose ...
88) says that Ethelbert was the third Anglo-Saxon prince thus distinguished. ..."
9. Chapters of Early English Church History by William Bright (1888)
"King Ethelbert, when he witnessed the removal of Ethelbert. ... We can well
understand how, as Bede tells us, those who under Ethelbert had acquiesced, ..."
10. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"After such an example, their success was as rapid as they could desire ; for
though Ethelbert declared that he would not compel any person to renounce his ..."
11. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Ethelbert and others converted to the Christian Faith. AD 597. Hence Augustine,
with his followers, advanced to Canterbury, to the aforesaid old church of ..."
12. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury by Walter Farquhar Hook (1861)
"See of Canterbury founded by Ethelbert.—Providential Preparations for Reception
of the ... Reception by Ethelbert.—Entrance of Missionaries into Canterbury. ..."
13. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"Ethelbert, the king of Kent, whose CHAP, court was the objective of their ...
Sending some of their Frankish interpreters to Ethelbert they informed him ..."
14. The English Village Community Examined in Its Relations to the Manorial and by Frederic Seebohm (1905)
"There remains to be quoted the still earlier though scanty evidence of the laws
of King Ethelbert, ad 597-616 ; which, if genuine, bring us back to the date ..."
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