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THANESHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thaneship mean?
• THANESHIP (noun)
The noun THANESHIP has 1 sense:
1. the position of thane
Familiarity information: THANESHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of thane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("thaneship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
thane (a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land))
thane (a feudal lord or baron)
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