dreng
/ˈdɹɛŋ/
dreng noun: a kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Noun
dreng (plural drengs)
- A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
- In the reign of K. Richard I, the Theines and Drenges of Northumberland were tallaged. They paid each of them 80 much de Dono (o).1711, “Chapter XVII: Of Tallage”, in Thomas Madox, The Hiſtory and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, London: John Matthews, page 480
- Accordingly, long after the Conquest, the Thegns and Drengs of Northumberland, and the Drengs, Thegns, and Villeins of the bishopric of Durham, continued to be tallaged.1862, “Appendix T: The Laws of King Henry the First”, in E. William Robertson, Scotland Under Her Early Kings: A History of the Kingdom to the Close of the 13th Century, volume 2, Edinburgh...
Forms of dreng
| plural | drengs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | drenge |
Origin of dreng
Probably borrowed from Medieval Latin drengus, from Middle English dreng (“warrior, retainer”) or its source, Old English drenġ (“warrior, soldier”), from Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz, cognate to Old Norse drengr.
Words that rhyme with dreng
Questions about dreng
- What does dreng mean?
- Dreng means a kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
- What part of speech is dreng?
- Dreng is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dreng?
- Dreng is pronounced /ˈdɹɛŋ/.
- What is the plural of dreng?
- The plural of dreng is drengs.
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