앵글로색슨 시대 영국에서 왕이나 귀족으로부터 토지를 하사받은 중급 귀족 또는 무사.
In Anglo-Saxon England, a man who held land granted by the king or a nobleman, ranking between a freeman and a hereditary noble.
예문:
"The king rewarded the loyal thane with a vast estate in Northumbria for his bravery in battle."
"As a thane, he was required to provide military service and counsel to his lord."
중세 스코틀랜드에서 국왕으로부터 영지를 하사받은 고위직으로, 흔히 씨족의 족장을 겸했던 인물.
In medieval Scotland, a person of high rank who held land from the king, often serving as the chief of a clan.
예문:
"In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth is introduced as the Thane of Glamis."
"The Scottish thane governed his clan with absolute authority under the king's mandate."