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Tanist

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tanist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tanist.html. 1828.