thane

thane
[θeɪn]
noun
  1. (historical)(in Anglo-Saxon England) a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble
    (史)（盎格鲁撒克逊时期英国的）大乡绅（地位介于普通自由民与世袭贵族之间）
    ■(in Scotland) a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son
    （苏格兰）族长；受赐封地的领主（其地位相当于伯爵之子）
派生
thanedom
noun
语源
  1. Old English theg(e)n 'servant, soldier', of Germanic origin; related to German Degen 'warrior', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek teknon 'child', tokeus 'parent'
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