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Tanistry
Meaning
Noun
●
A form of
tenure
, in
ancient
Scotland and Ireland, whereby
succession
was
passed
to an
elected
member
of the same
extended
family.
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Wiktionary
Origin
tanistry
English
-ry
English
tanist
English
tánaiste
Irish
Sourced from
Etym
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