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eneclann

eneclann noun: the honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc.

Noun

eneclann (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, historical) The honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc.

Questions about eneclann

What does eneclann mean?
Eneclann means the honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc.
What part of speech is eneclann?
Eneclann is a noun.

Words near eneclann in the dictionary

  1. ENE
  2. Enea
  3. Eneas
  4. enecate
  5. enecates
  6. eneclann
  7. enedial
  8. enediallene
  9. enediallenes
  10. enedials
  11. enediamide

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