Associations to the word «Thane»

Wiktionary

THANE, noun. (historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
THANE, proper noun. A large city in India, in the state of Maharashtra.

Dictionary definition

THANE, noun. A feudal lord or baron.
THANE, noun. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats