The Clue
Macbeth was one (5 letter answer)
The Answer
THANE
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Notes
The answer THANE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Banquo, e.g.
Cawdor title
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Feudal landholder
Feudal V.I.P.
Highland lord
Lord's worker
Macbeth or Macduff
"Macbeth" title
Macbeth title
Macbeth's honorific
Macbeth's title
One of Macbeth's titles
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Scottish baron
Scottish chief
Scottish lord
Scottish noble
Scottish title
Shakespearean title
A title for Macbeth
Title for Macbeth
Macbeth's earned position
Man in the van of a clan
Scottish feudal baron
Scottish feudal lord
Title Macbeth earned
Clan chief of old Scotland
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Definition
THANE as a noun:
1. a feudal lord or baron
2. a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)