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Tanist

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Noun
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tan=ist

CIDE DICTIONARY

Tanistn. [Ir. tanaiste, tanaise, second, the second person in rank, the presumptive or apparent heir to a prince.].
     In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.  [1913 Webster]
    "This family [the O'Hanlons] were tanists of a large territory within the present county of Armagh."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Tanist, n. hist. the heir apparent to a Celtic chief, usu. his most vigorous adult relation, chosen by election.

Derivative
tanistry n.
Etymology
Ir. & Gael. t{aacute}naiste heir
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