Tanist

[tænist]

Definition

(n.) In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.

Checker: Raymond

Definition

n. the chief or holder of lands &c. in certain Celtic races also the chief's elective successor.—n. Tan′istry an ancient Celtic mode of tenure according to which the right of succession lay not with the individual but with the family in which it was hereditary and by the family the holder of office or lands was elected.

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