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erenagh

erenagh noun: the head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.

Noun

erenagh (plural erenaghs)

  1. (Ireland) The head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.

Forms of erenagh

pluralerenaghs
alternative formerenach

Origin of erenagh

Borrowed from Old Irish airchinnech, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”); see *kʷennom (“head”).

Questions about erenagh

What does erenagh mean?
Erenagh means the head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.
What part of speech is erenagh?
Erenagh is a noun.
What is the plural of erenagh?
The plural of erenagh is erenaghs.

Words near erenagh in the dictionary

  1. eremuruses
  2. erenach
  3. erenachies
  4. erenachs
  5. erenachy
  6. erenagh
  7. erenaghies
  8. erenaghs
  9. erenaghy
  10. erenaghys
  11. Erenhot

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