Definition of Thne
Thane or Thegn, a title of social distinction among the
Anglo-Saxons, bestowed, in the first instance, upon men bound in military
service to the king, and who came to form a nobility of service as
distinguished from a nobility of blood; these obtained grants of land,
and had thegns under them; in this way the class of thegns widened;
subsequently the name was allowed to the ceorl who had acquired four
hides of land and fulfilled certain requirements; after the Norman
Conquest the thegnhood practically embraced the knighthood; the name
dropped out of use after Henry II.'s reign, but lasted longer in
Scotland.
- Wikipedia
Thane (thān), n. [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. te`knon a child, ti`ktein to
bear, beget, or perhaps to Goth. þius servant, AS.
þeów, G. dienen to serve.] 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.
&fist; Among the ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor, which
seems gradually to have declined in its significance. Jamieson.
Thane (thān), n. [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. te`knon a child, ti`ktein to
bear, beget, or perhaps to Goth. þius servant, AS.
þeów, G. dienen to serve.] 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.
&fist; Among the ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor, which
seems gradually to have declined in its significance. Jamieson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in Anglo-Saxon England, a man holding lands from the king, or from a superior in rank. 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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