单词 | thaneship |
释义 | thaneshipn. The office or position of a thane: esp. in the Scottish sense. (See also thegn-ship n. at thegn n. Derivatives.) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane > status of Scottish thane thaneship1778 society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > office or position of chamberlainry1484 esquiry1661 thaneship1845 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > thane > [noun] > status of thane thaneship1845 thanehood1897 thegndom1897 thegn-ship1897 1778 G. Steevens Note on Macbeth i. iii, in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakespeare (rev. ed.) IV. 462 The thaneship of Glamis was the ancient inheritance of Macbeth's family. 1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. App. k. 409 These lands ceasing to support an earthly thaneship or service. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xv. 280 He shall have..a thaneship in East Anglia. 1896 J. M. Manly Introd. Macbeth 101 Since Macbeth's accession to the thaneship of Cawdor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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