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Definitions for Thane
[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] (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
[4] (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
Words nearby Thane
thanatoid, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatopsis, thanatos, thane, thaneship, thanet, thangka, thanjavur, thank
Origin of Thane
before 900; late Middle English, spelling variant (Scots ) of Middle English thain, thein, Old English thegn; cognate with Old Norse thegn subject, German Degen warrior, hero, Greek téknon child
Other words from Thane
un·der·thane , noun
Word origin for Thane
Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thane