CATERAN


Meaning of CATERAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-tə-rən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ketharan, probably from Medieval Latin katheranus, from Scottish Gaelic ceithearn band of fighting men

Date: 14th century

: a former military irregular or brigand of the Scottish Highlands

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