Definition of thane in English:

thane

noun θeɪnθeɪn

historical

1(in Anglo-Saxon England) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was widely believed by the common people that before 1066 the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants of this country had lived as free and equal citizens, giving allegiance to kings, earls, and thanes democratically and conditionally.
1. 1.1 (in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son.
  the Thane of Cawdor
  Example sentencesExamples
  Immediately afterwards comes the news that the king has created Macbeth thane of Cawdor.
  On Christopher Oram's darkly minimal set, Russell Beale's thane is similarly subtle - not the world's most obvious warrior, certainly, but one who has a quiet, coiled energy.
  He is more thane than prince, for his position here has always been that of able warlord.
  In Scotland such shires were administered by a class of ministerial tenants known as thanes.
  The room suggested men, and Margaret, keen to derive the modern capitalist from the warriors and hunters of the past, saw it as an ancient guest-hall, where the lord sat at meat among his thanes.

Derivatives

thanedom

noun

historical

In Scotland, a total of sixty-three thanedoms once existed, from Haddington south of Edinburgh; from Fortingall west of Perth, across the vale of Strathmore to Fettercairn; up to Aberdeen and over to Dingwall and down to Rothiemurchus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Klar, a thanedom of hill dwarves, were subjugated by the Hylar following the Dwarfgate War, and many now act as servants to the Hylar, though they have their own underground city on the banks of the Urkhan Sea.
- The name of Banff, by which the family was afterwards ennobled, seems to be derived from the ancient thanedom of Boyne.
- This province originally separated itself from the unification of thanedoms that later became Nordland to join with the province Mekia and form the realm of Mekia.
- The Capital of Throndheim, Sudania, is the largest of these thanedoms; it is the traditional seat of power of the royal family, and the King is also Thane of Sudania.

Origin

Old English theg(e)n 'servant, soldier', of Germanic origin; related to German Degen 'warrior', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon 'child', tokeus 'parent'.

earl from Old English:
In Saxon days an earl was a man of noble rank, as opposed to a churl (source of churlish), or ordinary peasant, or a thane, who was a man granted land by the king. At the time of King Canute's rule in the early 11th century, the governor of a large division of England such as Wessex was called an earl. As the court started to be influenced by the Normans, the word was applied to any nobleman who held the continental title of count. See also duke

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of thane in US English:

thane

nounθeɪnTHān

historical

1(in Anglo-Saxon England) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was widely believed by the common people that before 1066 the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants of this country had lived as free and equal citizens, giving allegiance to kings, earls, and thanes democratically and conditionally.
1. 1.1 (in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son.
  the Thane of Cawdor
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Scotland such shires were administered by a class of ministerial tenants known as thanes.
  He is more thane than prince, for his position here has always been that of able warlord.
  On Christopher Oram's darkly minimal set, Russell Beale's thane is similarly subtle - not the world's most obvious warrior, certainly, but one who has a quiet, coiled energy.
  The room suggested men, and Margaret, keen to derive the modern capitalist from the warriors and hunters of the past, saw it as an ancient guest-hall, where the lord sat at meat among his thanes.
  Immediately afterwards comes the news that the king has created Macbeth thane of Cawdor.

Origin

Old English theg(e)n ‘servant, soldier’, of Germanic origin; related to German Degen ‘warrior’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon ‘child’, tokeus ‘parent’.

单词	thane
释义	Definition of thane in English: thane noun θeɪnθeɪn historical 1(in Anglo-Saxon England) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble. Example sentencesExamples It was widely believed by the common people that before 1066 the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants of this country had lived as free and equal citizens, giving allegiance to kings, earls, and thanes democratically and conditionally. 1.1 (in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son. the Thane of Cawdor Example sentencesExamples Immediately afterwards comes the news that the king has created Macbeth thane of Cawdor. On Christopher Oram's darkly minimal set, Russell Beale's thane is similarly subtle - not the world's most obvious warrior, certainly, but one who has a quiet, coiled energy. He is more thane than prince, for his position here has always been that of able warlord. In Scotland such shires were administered by a class of ministerial tenants known as thanes. The room suggested men, and Margaret, keen to derive the modern capitalist from the warriors and hunters of the past, saw it as an ancient guest-hall, where the lord sat at meat among his thanes. Derivatives thanedom noun historical In Scotland, a total of sixty-three thanedoms once existed, from Haddington south of Edinburgh; from Fortingall west of Perth, across the vale of Strathmore to Fettercairn; up to Aberdeen and over to Dingwall and down to Rothiemurchus. Example sentencesExamples The Klar, a thanedom of hill dwarves, were subjugated by the Hylar following the Dwarfgate War, and many now act as servants to the Hylar, though they have their own underground city on the banks of the Urkhan Sea. The name of Banff, by which the family was afterwards ennobled, seems to be derived from the ancient thanedom of Boyne. This province originally separated itself from the unification of thanedoms that later became Nordland to join with the province Mekia and form the realm of Mekia. The Capital of Throndheim, Sudania, is the largest of these thanedoms; it is the traditional seat of power of the royal family, and the King is also Thane of Sudania. Origin Old English theg(e)n 'servant, soldier', of Germanic origin; related to German Degen 'warrior', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon 'child', tokeus 'parent'. earl from Old English: In Saxon days an earl was a man of noble rank, as opposed to a churl (source of churlish), or ordinary peasant, or a thane, who was a man granted land by the king. At the time of King Canute's rule in the early 11th century, the governor of a large division of England such as Wessex was called an earl. As the court started to be influenced by the Normans, the word was applied to any nobleman who held the continental title of count. See also duke Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of thane in US English: thane nounθeɪnTHān historical 1(in Anglo-Saxon England) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble. Example sentencesExamples It was widely believed by the common people that before 1066 the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants of this country had lived as free and equal citizens, giving allegiance to kings, earls, and thanes democratically and conditionally. 1.1 (in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son. the Thane of Cawdor Example sentencesExamples In Scotland such shires were administered by a class of ministerial tenants known as thanes. He is more thane than prince, for his position here has always been that of able warlord. On Christopher Oram's darkly minimal set, Russell Beale's thane is similarly subtle - not the world's most obvious warrior, certainly, but one who has a quiet, coiled energy. The room suggested men, and Margaret, keen to derive the modern capitalist from the warriors and hunters of the past, saw it as an ancient guest-hall, where the lord sat at meat among his thanes. Immediately afterwards comes the news that the king has created Macbeth thane of Cawdor. Origin Old English theg(e)n ‘servant, soldier’, of Germanic origin; related to German Degen ‘warrior’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon ‘child’, tokeus ‘parent’.
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