English-Thai Dictionary
thane
N ขุนนาง ยุค แองโกล แซกซอน knight kuan-nang-yuk-ang-ko-senk-son
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
THANE
n.The thanes in England were formerly persons of some dignity; of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the Saxon and Danish kings in their courts, and held lands immediately of them; and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors, and who had a particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the conquest, this title was disused, and baron took its place.
THANE-LANDS
n.Lands granted to thanes.
THANESHIP
n.The state or dignity of a thane; or his seignory.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
THANE
Thane, n. Etym: [OE. thein, Þein, AS. Þegen, Þegn; akin to OHG. degan a follower, warrior, boy, MHG. degen a hero, G. degen hero, soldier, Icel. Þegn a thane, a freeman; probably akin to Gr. Þius servant, AS. Þeón, G. dienen to serve. ]
Defn: A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them, and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the Conquest, this title was disused, and baron took its place.
Note: Among the ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor, which seems gradually to have declined in its significance. Jamieson.
THANEDOM
THANEDOM Thane "dom, n.
Defn: The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage. Sir W. Scott.
THANEHOOD
THANEHOOD Thane "hood, n.
Defn: The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes, collectively. J. R. Green.
THANESHIP
THANESHIP Thane "ship, n.
Defn: The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the seignioralty of a thane.
New American Oxford Dictionary
thane
thane |THān θeɪn | ▶noun historical (in Anglo-Saxon England ) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble. • (in Scotland ) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son. DERIVATIVES thane dom |-dəm |noun ORIGIN Old English theg (e )n ‘servant, soldier, ’ of Germanic origin; related to German Degen ‘warrior, ’ from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon ‘child, ’ tokeus ‘parent. ’
Oxford Dictionary
thane
thane |θeɪn | ▶noun historical (in Anglo-Saxon England ) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble. • (in Scotland ) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son. DERIVATIVES thanedom noun ORIGIN Old English theg (e )n ‘servant, soldier ’, of Germanic origin; related to German Degen ‘warrior ’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon ‘child ’, tokeus ‘parent ’.
The Wordsmith Dictionary