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thaness

thaness noun: a thane's wife.

Noun

thaness (plural thanesses)

  1. (historical) A thane's wife.

Forms of thaness

pluralthanesses

Origin of thaness

From thane + -ess.

Questions about thaness

What does thaness mean?
Thaness means a thane's wife.
What part of speech is thaness?
Thaness is a noun.
What is the plural of thaness?
The plural of thaness is thanesses.

Words near thaness in the dictionary

  1. thanelands
  2. thanely
  3. thanes
  4. thaneship
  5. thaneships
  6. thaness
  7. thanesses
  8. Thanet
  9. Thanetian
  10. thaneworthy
  11. thang

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