Bretwalda

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bretwalda \Bret"wal*da\, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br?ten walda, a
     powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.)
     The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon
     chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in
     their warfare against the British tribes. --Brande & C.
     [1913 Webster]