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thane

thane \'tha-n\ n [ME theyn, fr. OE thegn; akin to OHG thegan thane, Gk 
   tikt]ein to bear, beget 1: a free retainer of an Anglo-saxon lord; esp : 
   one resembling a f eudal baron by holding lands of and performing military 
   service for the king 2: a Scottish feudal lord