|  thane 
 
 1. a feudal lord or baron
 • Derivationally related forms:
 thaneship
 • Regions:
 Scotland
 • Hypernyms:
 Lord, noble, nobleman
 2. 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)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 thaneship
 • Hypernyms:
 citizen
 
 
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