thane

θeɪn

Definition

Definition of thane - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical rank

Rare

noble rank in pre-Norman England

Rare

The thane was respected in the king's court.

aristocrat

lord

noble

aristocratic class

Rare

aristocrat below an ealdorman in Anglo-Saxon England

Rare

He was a thane, serving the ealdorman loyally.

baron

lord

noble

historical title

Rare

man granted land by the king in medieval Scotland for military service

Rare

The thane held vast lands under the king's favor..

baron

lord

nobleman

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Origin of thane

Old English, thegn (servant, attendant)

Terms with thane included in their meaning

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TNA

acr.

acr: Thane railway station

place where trains stop for passengers

thaneship

medieval

the rank or office of a thane

thaneship

nobility

authority or control of a thane

Examples of thane in a sentence

A thane held significant power in the local community.
The thane owned vast lands in the region.
A thane was respected by the villagers.
The thane was loyal to the king.
Every thane had to provide military service.

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French:thane, noble anglo-saxon, ...
German:Thane, Gefolgsmann, ...
Italian:nobile, thane, ...
Spanish:noble, noble anglosajón, ...
Portuguese:nobre, aristocrata, ...
Chinese:领主, ...
Japanese:領主, サイン, ...
Arabic:ثِين, نَبِيل أَنْجِلُوسَكْسُونِي, ...
Hebrew:תֵּין, אֲצִיל, ...
Russian:тэн, тан, ...
Ukrainian:тейн, тен, ...
Hindi:थेन, अभिजात, ...
Bengali:থেন, রাজকীয় জমিদার, ...
Catalan:rang noble en l'Anglaterra pre-normanda, thane, ...
Czech:thane, thegn, ...
Danish:thegn, thane, ...
Dutch:leenman, thegn, ...
Greek:θάνος, θεϊνός, ...
Hungarian:thegn, tén, ...
Khmer:ថេន, អភិជនអង់គ្លេសសម័យអង់គ្លូសាក់សុន ដែលមានឋានៈទាបជាងអែលឌ័រមែន, ...
Korean:테인, 하급 귀족, ...
Persian:تین, آریستوکرات, ...
Polish:thane, wasal, ...
Portuguese (BR):thane, fidalgo anglo-saxão, ...
Romanian:than, thane, ...
Swedish:thane, historisk aristokrat i anglosaxiska England, ...
Thai:ขุนนาง, ขุนนางแองโกล-แซกซอน, ...
Turkish:soylu, aristokrat, ...
Vietnamese:tước vị thane, thane, ...

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Noun

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