thanehoodn.
Etymology: < thane n.1 3, 4 + -hood suffix. Compare thegnhood n. at thegn n. Derivatives.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthanehood.
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1897 E. Conybeare 89 Raised to the Thanehood by their own or their forefathers' merits.
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