单词 | thane |
释义 | Word Frequency thane or commonly thegn (θeɪn) noun 1. (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 2. (in medieval Scotland) a. a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king b. a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land Derived forms thanage (ˈθeɪnɪdʒ) noun Word origin Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thane |
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