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Noun: thegn  theyn
  1. 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)
    - thane
     
  2. A feudal lord or baron
    - thane

Derived forms: thegns

Type of: citizen, Lord, noble, nobleman

Encyclopedia: Thegn

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