单词 | abthanery |
释义 | abthaneryn. Scottish History. Now rare. An abbacy; the territory and jurisdiction of an abbot; the secular jurisdiction of what were previously abbatial lands. Also: the jurisdiction of an abthane n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastic land > [noun] abthanery1796 abthane1880 1796 D. MacPherson Geogr. Illustr. Sc. Hist. Dul, an Abthanrie. 1837 W. F. Skene Highlanders Scotl. II. v. 131 These notices establish the existence of Abthanes and Abthainries in Scotland, and also of the particular Abthainry of Dull in Atholl. 1872 W. F. Skene Fordun's Chron. II. 414 The owners of an Abbatia or Abthanrie appear to have occasionally borne the title of Abbe or Abbot. 1908 S. Cowan Royal House of Stuart I. i. 7 The abthanerie of Dull was an extensive district containing two large thanages. 1950 A. I. Dunlop Life & Times J. Kennedy, Bishop St. Andrews 28 Archibald, Earl of Douglas, granted a charter of lands in the Abthanery of Dull to Alexander Stewart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1796 |
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