heretog
The leader or commander of an army in Saxon timesThe leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
(historical)A marshal in Anglo-Saxon times
Origin
From Middle English heretogh, heretoȝe, from Old English heretoga, heretoha (“commander, gFrom 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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