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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
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, ..."