Meaning Of The Word Thane

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thane in American English
in early England, a member of a class of freemen who held land of the king or a lord in return for military services
noun: a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service

thane in British English
noun: (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

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