thaneland

Example:The thane’s landholdings formed the core of thaneland.

Definition:A collection of land held by a nobility group or family.

Example:Thaneland often included extensive manorial estates where the thane lived and administered the land.

Definition:A holding of land under a manorial system, a medieval land tenure system under which the lord of the manor held land, and gave parts of it (usually arable land) in smaller portions to the peasants who worked that land in exchange for labor and produce.