TANIST


Meaning of TANIST in English

/tan"ist, thaw"nist/ , n. Hist.

the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.

[ 1530-40; tánaiste second, substitute, heir by election ]

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