|
|
Definition of Thaneship
1. Noun. The position of thane.
Derivative terms: Thane, Thane
Definition of Thaneship
1. n. The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the seignioralty of a thane.
Definition of Thaneship
1. Noun. The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood. ¹
2. Noun. The seignioralty of a thane. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thaneship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thaneship
Literary usage of Thaneship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Normans in Europe by Arthur Henry Johnson (1903)
"These will best be summed up under the heads—(i) Growth of thaneship ... (l)
Growth of thaneship.—Side by side with the democratic constitution of all ..."
2. English Society in the Eleventh Century: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Sir Paul Vinogradoff (1908)
"But the privileged quality of the land tenure was not a direct and necessary
result of thaneship, nor the condition of a thane a direct consequence of 1 Dd. ..."
3. English Society in the Eleventh Century: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff (1908)
"But the privileged quality of the land tenure was not a direct and necessary
result of thaneship, nor the condition of a thane a direct consequence of 1 Dd. ..."
Other Resources:
