transcription, транскрипция: [ θeɪn ]
n. hist. 1 a man who held land from an English king or other superior by military service, ranking between ordinary freemen and hereditary nobles. 2 a man who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son; the chief of a clan. øøthanedom n. [OE theg(e)n servant, soldier f. Gmc]