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Showing words for THANE using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Thane

ahent, enhat, nathe, neath, thane

4 Letter Words for Thane

anet, ante, eath, etna, haen, hant, hate, heat, hent, neat, neth, taen, tane, tanh, tean, thae, than, thea, then

3 Letter Words for Thane

ane, ant, ate, ean, eat, eta, eth, hae, han, hat, hen, het, nae, nah, nat, nea, net, nth, tan, tea, ten, tha, the

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