Thing

noun

1. 1

   historicalA public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

   But when the earl held a Thing, then Thorkell spoke on behalf of the freemen, told the need of the men, and bade the earl spare his people.

   The supreme political unit of the tribe was the assembly of its free male warriors. This assembly, called the "Thing", served as the court of highest instance for dealing with individuals who had broken fundamental elements of the tribal pact, an occasion to meet and to reinforce ties among members, and, often, an assembly which preceded a military campaign.

   Before Thorstein left home, he and Asgerd decided to take Arinbjorn's gift, the silk cloak, out of Egil's chest, and Thorstein wore it to the Thing.

   1928 The Executive Committee of the Law Thing is created to assume executive powers from the Governor.

2. 2

   informalNickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.

3. 3

   informalNickname for the Volkswagen 181.

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Things