william ii

1. 1.

   the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)

   SynonymsWilliam Rufus

   BroaderKing of England

Questions about william ii

What does william ii mean?

william ii means "the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)".

What is another word for william ii?

Close synonyms include William Rufus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is william ii a common word?

william ii is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.