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thane
[ theyn ]
noun
- Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Scottish History. a person, ranking with an earl's son, holding lands of the king; the chief of a clan, who became one of the king's barons.
thane
/ ˈθeɪnɪdʒ; θeɪn /
noun
- (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of an aristocratic class, ranking below an ealdorman, whose status was hereditary and who held land from the king or from another nobleman in return for certain services
- in medieval Scotland
- a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king
- a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land
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Derived Forms
- thanage, noun
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Other Words From
- under·thane noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thane1
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Example Sentences
In August 2001, a politician in Thane, the sprawling city northeast of Mumbai, died in the Singhania hospital there.
Thane Creech, too, has his doubts that President Obama can deliver.
"It shall be seen that I am not ungrateful to the Thane, my master, hereafter--if I may live after seeing this place," he said.
The hero is a young thane who wins the favor of Earl Harold and becomes one of his retinue.
It will not probably be offered to any Scotsman, for fear of popular reflections concerning the influence of the Thane.
"Thane" is here used in the loose and popular sense to signify the resident owner of considerable territorial possessions.
And he bade me take my place as Thane of Reedham, confirming me in all rights that had been my father's.
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