atheling
Anglo-Saxon royal heir
An atheling is a prince or lord in Anglo-Saxon England—a person of royal blood eligible to inherit the throne.
The title designated members of the ruling family, particularly potential heirs: Edgar Atheling was passed over for the crown after the Norman Conquest.
The word is now purely historical, encountered mainly in medieval scholarship and historical fiction.
Royal family male
- heirOne who receives legacy
- crown princeMale successor to throne
- successorOne who replaces another
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
throne · sovereign · monarch · king · queen · regent · royal house · coronation
Aristocratic family lineage
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- highbornOf aristocratic birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
peerage · nobleman · lord · duke · earl · gentry · heraldry · escutcheon
Feudal lord of Scotland
- mead-hallNorse drinking hall
- royal bloodlineHereditary claim to throne
- successionFollowing in order
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
prince
Royal family male
- heirOne who receives legacy
- crown princeMale successor to throne
- successorOne who replaces another
dynasty · throne · sovereign · monarch · king · queen · regent · royal house · coronation · realm
noble birth
Aristocratic family lineage
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- highbornOf aristocratic birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
blueblood · peerage · nobleman · lord · duke · earl · gentry · heraldry · escutcheon · coat of arms
thane
Feudal lord of Scotland
- mead-hallNorse drinking hall
- royal bloodlineHereditary claim to throne
- successionFollowing in order
birthright · kenning · runes