An Anglo-Saxon nobleman; an old title of honor, perhaps equivalent to “baron.” There were two orders of thanes, the king’s thanes and the ordinary thanes. Soon after the Conquest this name was disused. Cowell.
An Anglo-Saxon nobleman; an old title of honor, perhaps equivalent to “baron.” There were two orders of thanes, the king’s thanes and the ordinary thanes. Soon after the Conquest this name was disused. Cowell.