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thanely

thanely adjective: having the status, rank or qualities of a thane.

Adjective

thanely (comparative more thanely, superlative most thanely)

  1. (uncommon) Having the status, rank or qualities of a thane.

Forms of thanely

comparativemore thanely
superlativemost thanely

Origin of thanely

From thane + -ly.

Questions about thanely

What does thanely mean?
Thanely means having the status, rank or qualities of a thane.
What part of speech is thanely?
Thanely is an adjective.

Words near thanely in the dictionary

  1. thanedom
  2. thanedoms
  3. thanehood
  4. thaneland
  5. thanelands
  6. thanely
  7. thanes
  8. thaneship
  9. thaneships
  10. thaness
  11. thanesses

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