Thanehood

noun

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Noun

1
The character or rank of a thane. uncountable
"times when England had a King and a People , a Clergy and a Thanehood[…]"

Example

"times when England had a King and a People , a Clergy and a Thanehood[…]"

Etymology

From thane + -hood.

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