thane

thane n.

World History[Early Eng. Hist.]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.
World History[Scot. Hist.]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.

Also, thegn.

bef. 900; late Middle English, spelling, spelled variant (Scots) of Middle English thain, thein, Old English thegn; cognate with Old Norse thegn subject, German Degen warrior, hero, Greek téknon child

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thane, (commonly) thegn /θeɪn/ n

(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
(in medieval Scotland) a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king

Etymology: Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thanethanage /ˈθeɪnɪdʒ/ n

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