thenage
/ˈθɛnɪdʒ/
noun
- The rank or position of a thane (a lord in Anglo-Saxon England).
- Only a few noble families could claim the status of thenage.
- The land was held under thenage, requiring military duty.
- He was granted thenage by the king for his service in battle.
- The lands held by a thane.
- The king's map showed the boundaries of each thenage.
- The thane collected taxes from the farmers living in his thenage.
- The thenage included several villages and a forest.
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