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TANISTS
Noun
tanists
plural of tanist
Anagrams
• sattins, statins
Source: Wiktionary
TANIST
Tan"ist, n. Etym: [Ir. tanaiste, tanaise, second, the second person in rank, the presumptive or apparent heir to a prince.]
Definition: In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry. This family [the O'Hanlons] were tanists of a large territory within the present county of Armagh. M. A. Lower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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