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Tha·ne or Tha·na T0141950 (tä′nə) A city of west-central India, a manufacturing suburb of Mumbai.
thane T0141900 (thān)n.1. a. A freeman granted land by the king in return for military service in Anglo-Saxon England.b. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England.2. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
[Middle English, from Old English thegn; see tek- in Indo-European roots.]
thane′ship′ n.thane (θeɪn) or commonly thegnn1. (Historical Terms) (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 services2. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Scotland)a. a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the kingb. a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land[Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thane] thanage nthane (θeɪn)
n. 1. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a person ranking between an earl and an ordinary freeman, holding land of the king or a lord in return for services. 2. (in medieval Scotland) a person holding land of the king; a baron. [before 900; late Middle English, Scots variant of Middle English thain, thein, Old English thegn, c. Old Saxon thegan man, Old High German degan servant, warrior, Old Norse thegn subject; akin to Greek téknon child] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | thane - a feudal lord or baronScotland - 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 kiltsnoble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm | | 2. | thane - 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)citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community |
Translationsthane
thane (commonly), thegn1. (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 Thane (Russian, druzhina), a band of warriors grouped around a tribal leader and, later, around a prince or king. This type of military organization is most characteristic of the period of the breakdown of the clan system and the emergence of feudal relationships. Historical sources of the first century B.C. indicate that the thane of the ancient Germans was only a temporary organization, but by the first century A.D. it had become a permanent institution. The thane and its leader were bound by mutual obligations: the warriors were to defend their chief, and he in turn was to provide them with a living. Enriched by the spoils of war, these warriors were gradually transformed into a tribal military aristocracy. In barbarian law, they represented a priviliged stratum, often entitled to a higher wergild than the rest of the population. As a group, they supported the rising power of tribal leaders and the emergence of royal power. Among the German tribes, the societal role of the thane expanded greatly during the invasions into the Roman Empire (fourth to sixth centuries). As a result of the conquests and, later, of royal grants, thane members acquired landholdings and became a part of the rising class of feudal lords. Such bands of warriors were often found in the service not only of kings and princes but also of large private landholders. As feudalism developed, this system was gradually replaced by vassal relationships and corresponding types of military organization. The thane type of relationship was also characteristic of various non-Germanic peoples. Thane
Thane (thān), George D., English anatomist, 1850-1930. See: Thane method. thane
Related to thane: Thane of CawdorWords related to thanenoun a feudal lord or baronRelated Words- Scotland
- noble
- nobleman
- Lord
noun 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)Related Words |