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| Cyning (sovereign) |
| Ætheling (prince) |
| Ealdorman (Earl) |
| Hold / High-reeve |
| Thegn |
| Thingmen / housecarl (retainer) |
| Reeve / Verderer (bailiff) |
| Churl (free tenant) |
| Villein (serf) |
| Cottar (cottager) |
| Þēow (slave) |
Ealdorman (/ˈɔːldərmən/ AWL-dər-mən or /(eɪ)ˈældərmən/ (ay-)AL-dər-mən, Old English: [ˈæɑɫdorˌmɑn])[1] was an office in the government of Anglo-Saxon England. During the 11th century, it evolved into the title of earl.