1. (noun) a feudal lord or baron

• lord
• noble
• nobleman

2. (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)

• citizen

1. (noun) a feudal lord or baron

• thaneship

2. (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)

• thaneship