ALL meanings of thane
thane
T t - noun thane nobility: lord 1
- noun thane Early English History. 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. 1
- noun thane Scottish History. a person, ranking with an earl's son, holding lands of the king; the chief of a clan, who became one of the king's barons. 1
- noun thane (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 0
- noun thane a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king 0
- noun thane a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land 0
- noun thane in early England, a member of a class of freemen who held land of the king or a lord in return for military services 0
- noun thane in early Scotland, a person of rank, often a clan chief, who held land of the king 0