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Definition of Thegn

1. n. Thane. See Thane.

Definition of Thegn

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of thane) ¹

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Definition of Thegn

1. thane [n -S] : THEGNLY [adj] - See also: thane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thegn

Literary usage of Thegn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1889)
"The status of the thegn materially depended upon the status of his lord. ... As no one could judge a king's thegn but his lord, the royal following became ..."

2. The King's Household in England Before the Norman Conquest by Laurence Marcellus Larson (1904)
"THE LATER COMITATUS IN ENGLAND: THE thegn. 'thegn' is an old Anglo-Saxon term, one of the oldest words in the language. Its general significance is readily ..."

3. The King's Household in England Before the Norman Conquest by Laurence Marcellus Larson (1904)
"'thegn' is an old Anglo-Saxon term, one of the oldest words in the language. ... Leo confidently asserts that the thegn Is 'he who has ..."

4. The Constitutional History of England in Its Origin and Development by William Stubbs (1880)
"The heriot then of the king's thegn comes midway 1 Select Charters, p. 87; above, p. 181. The word cniht occurs in the charters occasionally, eg Cod. ..."

5. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"CHAP, thegn was high, it was on the level of that wer that he would XIII- ... In the word thegn the thought of soldiership and of service to the king seem ..."

6. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"CHAP, thegn was high, it was on the level of that wer that he would XIII- ... In the word thegn the thought of soldiership and of service to the king seem ..."

7. The Constitutional History of England, in Its Origin and Development by William Stubbs (1874)
"The ceorl who has acquired five hides of land, and a special appointment in the king's hall, with other judicial rights, Incomes thegn- worthy ; his oath ..."

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