thane
noun [ C ] uk/θeɪn/ us/θeɪn/
（盎格鲁-撒克逊时期英格兰的）大乡绅（由国王或军事统治者赐予土地，位在平民之上）
(in England at the time of the Anglo-Saxons) a man who was given land by the king or a military ruler and who held a rank above that of the common people
（旧时苏格兰的）受赐封地的领主（由国王赐予土地，位列贵族）
(in Scotland in the past) a man who controlled an area of land given by the king and who held the rank of a noble (= person of the highest social rank)