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THANE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("thane" is a kind of...):

citizen (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)

Derivation:

thaneship (the position of thane)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A feudal lord or baron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("thane" is a kind of...):

Lord; noble; nobleman (a titled peer of the realm)

Domain region:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Derivation:

thaneship (the position of thane)

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