Definition of Thanage

1. n. The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.

Definition of Thanage

1. Noun. (historical) The district in which a thane has jurisdiction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thanage

1. the land held by a thane [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thanage

thalmencephalon
thalweg
thalwege
thalwegs
thame
thamnophile
thamnophiles
thamnophilid
thamnophilids
thamyn
than
than a bygod
thana
thanadar
thanadars
thanage (current term)
thanages
thanah
thanahs
thanas
thanatism
thanato-
thanatobiologic
thanatocoenose
thanatocracies
thanatocracy
thanatognomonic
thanatographies
thanatography
thanatoid

Literary usage of Thanage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1880)
"... of which was at Scone : but *he T""ibe the Mor- ' into the when the usurper was expelled by the heir through a female thanage. of the ancient line, ..."

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