Edward the Confessor

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Old English Ēadƿeard Andettere and Calque of Latin Eduardus Confessor. The "Confessor" title refers to his reputation as a Christian saint who did not suffer martyrdom, as opposed to his uncle Edward the Martyr. === Proper noun === Edward the Confessor An English king (c. 1005 – 1066), last monarch of the House of Wessex.