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heretoga

UK/ˌheɹəˈtəʊɡə/

heretoga noun: an Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke.

Noun

heretoga (plural heretogas)

  1. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke.
    • Like the old heretogas, they possessed no authority but such as was accorded them by their fellow-tribesmen, though when once constituted they had a power co-ordinate with that of the folk-moot.1890, James Kendall Hosmer, A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom

Forms of heretoga

pluralheretogas

Origin of heretoga

Learned borrowing from Old English heretoga (“army leader, commander, general”). Doublet of heretog and herzog.

Questions about heretoga

What does heretoga mean?
Heretoga means an Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke.
What part of speech is heretoga?
Heretoga is a noun.
How do you pronounce heretoga?
Heretoga is pronounced /ˌheɹəˈtəʊɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of heretoga?
The plural of heretoga is heretogas.

Words near heretoga in the dictionary

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

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