thanage

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A thanage was an area of land held by a thegn in Anglo-Saxon England.{{cite web |title=Definition of THANAGE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thanage |website=www.merriam-webster.com |access-date=29 July 2024}}

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

In medieval Scotland David I, an Anglophile, introduced "thanes" to replace the Gaelic "tòiseach". Therefore Scottish thanage denotes the land and duties held and undertaken by the thanes.{{cn|date=July 2024}}