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v. t. e. Dictionary is an application developed by Apple Inc. as a part of macOS. The application provides definitions and synonyms from various dictionaries, Wikipedia articles and a glossary of Apple-related terms. Dictionary was introduced in OS X 10.4 with the New Oxford American Dictionary and Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus (as well as ...
Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.
Thegn. Ivory seal of Godwin, an unknown thegn – first half of eleventh century, British Museum. In later Anglo-Saxon England, a thegn ( pronounced / θeɪn /; Old English: þeġn) or thane [1] (or thayn in Shakespearean English) was an aristocrat who owned substantial land in one or more counties. Thanes ranked at the third level in lay ...
Macduff ( Macbeth) Macduff (. Macbeth. ) Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character and the heroic main antagonist in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c.1603–1607) that is loosely based on history. Macduff, a legendary hero, plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act.
The Almaany Dictionary website is an Arab project launched in 2010, with contributions from various countries including Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, and India. It employs linguists, translators, and developers from Arab regions besides the core team in Jordan. It is owned and controlled by Atef Sharaya, who has a Masters degree in Communications ...
Macbethad mac Findláech(anglicisedas Macbeth MacFinlay; died 15 August 1057), nicknamed the Red King(Middle Irish: Rí Deircc),[1]was King of Scotlandfrom 1040 until his death in 1057. He ruled during the period of Scottish history known as the kingdom of Alba. Little is known about Macbeth's early life, although he was the son of Findláech ...
Macbeth. Family. Fleance. Lord Banquo / ˈbæŋkwoʊ /, the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare 's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches ...
Thane (/ ˈ θ eɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.