thanage
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nɪdʒ noun
1.
the tenure by which lands were held by a thane.
2.
the land so held.
3.
the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a thane.
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thane or thegn (θeɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (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 |
| 2. | in medieval Scotland |
| a. a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king | |
| b. a lesser noble who was a Crown official holding authority over an area of land | |
| [Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thane] | |
| thegn or thegn | |
| —n | |
| [Old English thegn; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thegan thane] | |
| thanage or thegn | |
| —n | |
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Thanage
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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