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thane
[ theyn ]
noun
- Early English History. 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.
- Scottish History. 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.
thane
/ ˈθeɪnɪdʒ; θeɪn /
noun
- (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
- a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land
Derived Forms
- thanage, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲd·ٳԱ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of thane1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of thane1
Example Sentences
“Now does he feel his title/Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe/Upon a dwarfish thief,” a thane observes in the final act.
When we say that something in our contemporary politics — say, a minor thane with murderous aspiration to absolute power — is Shakespearean, we are essentially saying it has the character of something from the Tudor age.
Not only him, by any means: the ensemble of thanes and wives, hired killers and servants, witches and children is pretty much flawless.
On Mr Norris’s cue, he became the thane, hand clutched to his pate in anguish, eyes aglow.
It was settled 1,000 years ago, give or take, when the king gave land to one of his thanes, Earl Aelfheah.
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