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Definition of Tanistry
1. n. In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election.
Definition of Tanistry
1. Noun. A former form of tenure, in Scotland and Ireland, in which land was held for life and then passed to an elected member of the same family ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tanistry
1. the system of electing a tanist [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Tanistry
1. In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election. The primitive intention seems to have been that the inheritance should descend to the oldest or most worthy of the blood and name of the deceased. This was, in reality, giving it to the strongest; and the practice often occasioned bloody feuds in families, for which reason it was abolished under James I. See: Tanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanistry
Literary usage of Tanistry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1880)
"^o same as that of the Ri Tuath, and was regulated by the law of tanistry, that
is, hereditary in the family but elective in the individual, the senior of ..."
2. The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1859)
"Law of tanistry and Gavel- kind. — Rudo State of Society. — Invasion of Henry
II.—Acquisitions of English Barons.— Forms of English Constitution established ..."
3. The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1855)
"... of tanistry and Gavel-kind—Rude State of Society — Invasion of Henry II.
— Acquisitions of English Barons—Forms of English Constitution established ..."
4. The constitutional history of England from the accession of Henry vii. to by Henry Hallam (1884)
"... Its Kingdoms and Chieftainships — Law of tanistry and Gavel-kind—Rude State
of Society — Invasion of Henry II.—Acquisitions oi English Barons—Forms of ..."
5. The Foundations of England; Or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55 by James Henry Ramsay (1898)
"... of the king was provided by the institution of tanistry, a truly Celtic custom,
apparently devised to ensure the maximum of strife and discord. ..."
6. A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, as Administered in Ireland by John Smith Furlong (1845)
"The whole country was distributed amongst septs or clans, which were subject to
the authority of a chieftain, appointed according to the custom of tanistry ..."
7. A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans by James Browne (1851)
"tanistry—Gavel—Law of marriage —Custom of hand-fatling— Gradation of ranks—Resemblance
in the classification of society to that which prevailed In Ireland ..."
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