0 (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
He brings a retinue of some sixty thanes.
Thane railway station handle more than 650,000 people daily.
The word of a thane counted for that of six ceorls.
On the other hand, a thane who thieved could pay a higher fine than a ceorl who did likewise.
Thane then talks to his son and makes things right with him.
Thane was the port for foreign trade.
