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| thane [ thayn ] (plural thanes) |
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1. retainer of Anglo-Saxon lord: an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of low rank who held lands in return for military service to a lord
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2. feudal baron in Scotland: a baron in feudal Scotland, or a hereditary tenant of the Scottish crown
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| [ Old English þegn< Germanic, "boy, man"] |
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