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Definition of Eriach
1. n. A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person.
Definition of Eriach
1. eric [n -S] - See also: eric
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eriach
Literary usage of Eriach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Erie, eriach. [Ir. eiric.] (Ir. Laiv.} Afine paid to the relatives of a murdered
person. Erin. Early and poetic name of Ireland, in its Latin form lerne. ..."
2. The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-1263) by Robert Leighton (1892)
"... CHAPTER VIII AN eriach-FINE UNDER the clear sky of high noon the people of
Bute had assembled on the great plain ..."
3. The Cabinet Lawyer: A Popular Digest of the Laws of England, Civil, Criminal by John Wade (1871)
"eriach. By the Irish Brehon law, in cases of murder, ... or to the child or wife
of him that was slain, a recompense, which was called an eriach. ..."
4. The History of Helvetia, Containing the Rise & Progress of the Federative by Francis Hare Naylor (1801)
"... of the enemy in tactics, as well as in numbers, eriach had ... and was due to
their active zeal, As he led them to the charge, eriach ..."
5. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Erie, eriach. [Ir. eiric.] (Ir. Laiv.} Afine paid to the relatives of a murdered
person. Erin. Early and poetic name of Ireland, in its Latin form lerne. ..."
6. The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-1263) by Robert Leighton (1892)
"... CHAPTER VIII AN eriach-FINE UNDER the clear sky of high noon the people of
Bute had assembled on the great plain ..."
7. The Cabinet Lawyer: A Popular Digest of the Laws of England, Civil, Criminal by John Wade (1871)
"eriach. By the Irish Brehon law, in cases of murder, ... or to the child or wife
of him that was slain, a recompense, which was called an eriach. ..."
8. The History of Helvetia, Containing the Rise & Progress of the Federative by Francis Hare Naylor (1801)
"... of the enemy in tactics, as well as in numbers, eriach had ... and was due to
their active zeal, As he led them to the charge, eriach ..."
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