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  • noun Plural form of thanedom.

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Examples

  • Though Thorbardin itself was called a city, it was composed of six smaller ones, one for each of the six thanedoms, or realms, which lay within the mountain.

    Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988

  • The house guards of each of the six thanedoms stood shared watches for all the hours of the day and night.

    Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988

  • One of seven thanes ruling the seven clans of the dwarven kingdom, Duncan had managed to ally the other thanedoms under his leadership giving the - dwarves of Thorbardin a king for the first time in centuries.

    War of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1986

  • One of seven thanes ruling the seven clans of the dwarven kingdom, Duncan had managed to ally the other thanedoms under his leadership giving the - dwarves of Thorbardin a king for the first time in centuries.

    War of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1986

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