Noun
Thane. See Thane.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe thegn who deems an unjust doom is to lose his thegnship. It is a principle which can be widely applied. Edward Jenks
A certain amount of social mobility is implied by regulations detailing the conditions under which a ceorl could become a thegn. Source: Internet
The king grants to his thegn Dunn property in Rochester "on account of the decimation of lands which by God's gift I have decided to do". Source: Internet