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heretog.

The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.

    historical
  2. A marshal in Anglo-Saxon times

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English heretogh, heretoȝe, from Old English heretoga, heretoha (“commander, general”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō, equivalent to here (“army”) + tog. Doublet of heretoga (borrowed from Old English) and herzog (borrowed from the German cognate Herzog (“duke”)).

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