What is "thanage"

Thanage \Than"age\, n. The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.

c.1400, from Anglo-French thaynage (c.1300), from English thane + Old French suffix -age (see -age).

n. (context historical English) The district in which a thane has jurisdiction.

A thanage was an area of land held by a thegn in Anglo-Saxon England.

Thanage can also denote the rank held by such a thegn.

Category:Anglo-Saxon thegns