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单词 thanage
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Definition of thanage in English:

thanage

noun ˈθeɪnɪdʒˈθeɪnɪdʒ
mass nounhistorical
  • The tenure, land, and rank granted to a thane.

    〈史〉大乡绅(或领主)的领地(或土地所有权、身份)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is convincing evidence that Akeld was the centre of a pre-Conquest thanage which also embraced the contiguous townships of Coupland and Yeavering.
    • The lands of Arbuthnott from which the family takes its name originally formed part of a Celtic thanage.
    • Salford itself was Royal Demesne as was the sub-manor of Radcliffe and there were 21 sub-manors in thanage.
    • The town and the surrounding land was part of the old thanage of Glendonachie.
    • The tower portion was built about 1420 by Sir Walter Innes, whose father had married Janet de Aberkerder, heiress to the thanage.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French (see thane, -age).

Definition of thanage in US English:

thanage

nounˈTHānijˈθeɪnɪdʒ
historical
  • The tenure, land, and rank granted to a thane.

    〈史〉大乡绅(或领主)的领地(或土地所有权、身份)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Salford itself was Royal Demesne as was the sub-manor of Radcliffe and there were 21 sub-manors in thanage.
    • There is convincing evidence that Akeld was the centre of a pre-Conquest thanage which also embraced the contiguous townships of Coupland and Yeavering.
    • The lands of Arbuthnott from which the family takes its name originally formed part of a Celtic thanage.
    • The town and the surrounding land was part of the old thanage of Glendonachie.
    • The tower portion was built about 1420 by Sir Walter Innes, whose father had married Janet de Aberkerder, heiress to the thanage.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French (see thane, -age).

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