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Thane

see synonyms of thane

Noun

1. thane

a feudal lord or baron

2. thane

a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thane

see synonyms of thane
noun
1. 
(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
2. (in medieval Scotland)
a. 
a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king
b. 
a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Thane

see synonyms of thane
noun
1. 
in early England, a member of a class of freemen who held land of the king or a lord in return for military services
2. 
in early Scotland, a person of rank, often a clan chief, who held land of the king

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Thane

see synonyms of thane
n.
1.
a. A freeman granted land by the king in return for military service in Anglo-Saxon England.
b. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England.
2. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
A city of west-central India, a manufacturing suburb of Mumbai.

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