- thane
- thane [ θeın ] noun countin English history, a man who was given land in exchange for fighting for the king or another important person
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thane — [ tan ] n. m. • 1765; thain ou than 1740; mot angl., a. angl. thegn « soldat, héros », a. teuton thegno, du gr. teknos « enfant » ♦ Hist. En Écosse, Titre que le roi accordait à certains nobles, à certains hommes d armes, et qui, plus tard, fut… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thane — Thane … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thane — (th[=a]n), n. [OE. thein, [thorn]ein, AS. [thorn]egen, [thorn]egn; akin to OHG. degan a follower, warrior, boy, MHG. degen a hero, G. degen hero, soldier, Icel. [thorn]egn a thane, a freeman; probably akin to Gr. te knon a child, ti ktein to bear … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thane — O.E. þegn military follower, also servant, attendant, from P.Gmc. *thegnas (Cf. O.S. thegan follower, warrior, boy, O.N. þegn thane, freeman, O.H.G. thegan, Ger. Degen thane, warrior, hero ), from PIE *tek no (Cf. Skt. takman descendant, child … Etymology dictionary
Thane — Thane, Mehrzahl von Than (s.d.); daher Thaneland, bei den Angelsachsen so v.w. Herrengut … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thane — Thane, vom angelsächsischen Thegene, ursprünglich die Dienstmannen des königl. Geleites, später gleichbedeutend mit Barone; in Schottland wurde der Titel T. durch Earl verdrängt … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Thane — Thane, Thana, Stadt im Bundesstaat Maharashtra, im Westen Indiens, nordöstlich von Bombay, 796 600 Einwohner; vorwiegend Wohnvorort von Bombay; chemische, Textilindustrie … Universal-Lexikon
thane — [θeın] n a man who fought for the King but was below the rank of a ↑knight in early English history … Dictionary of contemporary English
thane — ► NOUN 1) (in Anglo Saxon England) a man granted land by the king or a nobleman, ranking between a freeman and a hereditary noble. 2) (in Scotland) a man who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl s son. ORIGIN Old English,… … English terms dictionary
thane — [thān] n. [ME thayne < OE thegen, akin to ON thegn < IE base * tek , to engender, beget > Sans takman , child: basic sense “freeborn man”] 1. in early England, a member of a class of freemen who held land of the king or a lord in return… … English World dictionary
