Thane – definition of thane by The Free Dictionary

Tha·ne or Tha·na (tä′nə) A city of west-central India, a manufacturing suburb of Mumbai. thane (thān) n. 1. a. A freeman granted land by the king in return for military service in Anglo-Saxon England. b. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England. 2. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland. [Middle English …

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