Heretoga
//ˌheɹəˈtəʊɡə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke. historical
"Like the old heretogas, they possessed no authority but such as was accorded them by their fellow-tribesmen, though when once constituted they had a power co-ordinate with that of the folk-moot."
Example
More examples"Like the old heretogas, they possessed no authority but such as was accorded them by their fellow-tribesmen, though when once constituted they had a power co-ordinate with that of the folk-moot."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English heretoga (“army leader, commander, general”). Doublet of heretog and herzog.
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