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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thane (thān),USA pronunciation n. - World History[Early Eng. Hist.]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.
- World History[Scot. Hist.]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.
Also, thegn. - bef. 900; late Middle English, spelling, spelled variant (Scots) of Middle English thain, thein, Old English thegn; cognate with Old Norse thegn subject, German Degen warrior, hero, Greek téknon child
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thane, (commonly)thegn /θeɪn/ n - (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
- (in medieval Scotland) a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king
Etymology: Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thanethanage /ˈθeɪnɪdʒ/ n |