Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thane

2 senses of thane

Sense 1
thane -- (a feudal lord or baron)
       => Lord, noble, nobleman -- (a titled peer of the realm)

Sense 2
thane -- (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))
       => citizen -- (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)