Thegne


an aristocratic retainer of a king or n-bleman in anglo-saxon england, or as a cl-ss term, the majority of the aristocracy below the ranks of ealdormen and high-reeves. it is also the term for an early medieval scandinavian cl-ss of retainers.
high ranking land owner, lord
shakespeare’s macbeth was the thegne or thane (lord) of cawdor

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