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heretog

heretog noun: the leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.

Noun

heretog (plural heretogs)

  1. (historical) The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
  2. (historical) A marshal in Anglo-Saxon times
    • In the time of our Saxon ancestors, as appears from Edward the Confessor’s laws, the military force of this kingdom was in the hands of the dukes or heretochs, who were constituted through every province and county in the kingdom.William Blackstone, volume 1

Forms of heretog

pluralheretogs
alternative formheretoch

Origin of heretog

From Middle English heretogh, heretoȝe, from Old English heretoga, heretoha (“commander, general”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō, equivalent to here (“army”) + tog. Doublet of heretoga (borrowed from Old English) and herzog (borrowed from the German cognate Herzog (“duke”)).

Questions about heretog

What does heretog mean?
Heretog means the leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
What part of speech is heretog?
Heretog is a noun.
What is the plural of heretog?
The plural of heretog is heretogs.

Words near heretog in the dictionary

  1. hereto
  2. heretoch
  3. heretochs
  4. heretofore
  5. heretoforetime
  6. heretog
  7. heretoga
  8. heretogas
  9. heretogs
  10. heretor
  11. heretors

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