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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