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thaneship

American

[theyn-ship] / ˈθeɪn ʃɪp /

noun

thanage.

Etymology

Origin of thaneship

1760–70; thane + -ship; in reference to English history representing Old English theg ( e ) nscipe

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thaneship

So Oswald," he cried, "I have been looking for you, that I might wish you all good in your thaneship.

From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

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