thanehood en · NOUN
Etymology
From thane + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The character or rank of a thane.
Thanehood (Thegnhood) is the personal following of a great man whether he be the king, the ealdorman or the bishop
1907, Anthony Guggenberger, A general history of the Christian era:times when England had a King and a People , a Clergy and a Thanehood[…]
1849, The Theologian: