thegn
11thegn — noun Etymology: Old English more at thane Date: 1848 thane 1 …
12thegn — /thayn/, n. thane. [1840 50; < OE: THANE] * * * …
13THEGN — See THANE …
14thegn — n. English thane …
15thegn — [θeɪn] noun an English thane. Origin C19: mod. representation of OE theg(e)n, adopted to distinguish the OE use of thane from the Scots use made familiar by Shakespeare …
16Thegn — Originally meaning a Military Companion to the King. It has come to mean a land holding administrative office. ♦ Pre Conquest noble below the level of earl; local estate owner with at least 5 hides of land and a residence. Richer ones had grand… …
17thegn — [[t]θeɪn[/t]] n. why thane …
18thegn — /θeɪn/ (say thayn) noun → thane …
19thegn — /0eyn/ An Anglo Saxon term meaning a retainer. Afterwards it came to designate the territorial nobility. At a later period these were king s thegns, who were persons of great importance, and inferior thegns. Military service appears to have run… …
20thegn — A tenant in capite. See tenant in capite …