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Definition of Thanedom
1. n. The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage.
Definition of Thanedom
1. Noun. The property or jurisdiction of a thane ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thanedom
1. the rank of a thane [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thanedom
Literary usage of Thanedom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... Sees, in the thanedom once his own, His ashes undistinguished lie, His place,
his power, his memory die; His groans the lonely caverns fill, ..."
2. Lives of the Lindsays: Or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres by Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford (1849)
"... nativi, et eorum sequele," m the Charter of the thanedom of Downie to Sir Alex.
L. of Glenesk, 1373,—-from a letter to the Author from JOSEPH ROBERTSON, ..."
3. The History of Fettercairn: A Parish in the County of Kincardine by Archibald Cowie Cameron (1899)
"Reginald de Chen, Sheriff of Kincardine, had a charter of the thanedom. In 1365
King David gave to Alexander Lindsay of Crawford, father of the first ..."
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