💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tanist"
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| Word | Definition |
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| taoiseachnoun | (Irish politics) The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country. |
| tanistrynoun | (historical) A form of tenure, in ancient Scotland and Ireland, whereby succession was passed to an elected member of the same extended family. |
| ogtiernnoun | (Scotland, historical) The person who is fourth in the line of descent from a thane. |
| clannoun | (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
| masternoun | Someone who has control over something or someone. |
| undertakernoun | A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations. |
| sennachienoun | Alternative form of seannachie. [(Ireland, Scotland) a bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture.] |
| seannachienoun | (Ireland, Scotland) a bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture. |
| seannachynoun | Alternative form of seannachie. [(Ireland, Scotland) a bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture.] |
| lairdnoun | (chiefly Scotland) A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts. |
| celtcharnoun | (Irish mythology) A leading figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: an Ulster warrior described as tall, grey, and ugly, and who wields a spear called Luír Cheltchair, and who killed Blaí Briugu after the latter slept with his wife Brig Bretach. |
| taignoun | (British, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland, derogatory, religious slur) An Irish Catholic. |
| taigheirmnoun | Alternative form of taghairm. [(historical, Scotland) An ancient divination method of the Highland Scots involving animal sacrifice.] |
| chieferynoun | The status or role of a chief; chieftainship. |
| senachynoun | Alternative form of seannachie. [(Ireland, Scotland) a bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture.] |
| brattachnoun | The standard of a Highland clan. |
| brehonnoun | (Ireland, historical) A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland. |
| cúchulainnnoun | Alternative spelling of Cú Chulainn. [(Irish mythology) The pre-eminent hero of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle, almost undefeatable due to his spear the Gae Bulg, but cursed to reach an early grave; son of Lugh and Deichtine.] |
| abthanenoun | A title used in medieval Scotland. |
| aonachnoun | (historical) An ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices. |
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