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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • English soldier during the Hundred Years' War. The eldest son of Edward III, he fought at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356), where the English forces captured John II of France.
  • King of the English (1042–1066) whose reign was marked by political conflict between Norman and English groups.

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