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Definition of Tanist
1. n. In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.
Definition of Tanist
1. Noun. The heir presumptive to a Celtic clan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tanist
1. the heir apparent to a Celtic chief [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanist
Literary usage of Tanist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach: Commonly Called O by John O'Donovan, Giolla Iosa Mor MacFirbis (1844)
"But how is the tanist chosen ? " Iren. They say he setteth but one foot upon the
stone, and receiveth the like oath that the ..."
2. Councils and ecclesiastical documents relating to Great Britain and Ireland by William Stubbs, David Wilkins (1873)
"... a learned man, anchorite, and tanist abbat of la, died]. B These are the
earliest entries of ..."
3. Councils and ecclesiastical documents relating to Great Britain and Ireland by William Stubbs, David Wilkins (1873)
"... a learned man, anchorite, and tanist abbat of la, died]. a These are the
earliest entries of ..."
4. The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing Over One Hundred by Lawrence Barnett Phillips (1889)
"lK>tanist ; 1625—1086 D.«. Barnstorf, Everard, German physician and author: 1747 ;
ft. 1090, •/.. 1768 c. ..."
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