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erenaghy

erenaghy noun: the office of erenagh.

Noun

erenaghy (plural erenaghies)

  1. (Ireland) the office of erenagh
    • If the clan in which the erenaghy was vested became extinct, the bishop could not keep the lands in his own hands but must instal a new erenagh family1973 Kenneth Nicholls, Gaelic and Gaelicised Ireland in the Middle Ages, Gill and Macmillan, ISBN 7171 0561 X p.113

Forms of erenaghy

pluralerenaghies

Origin of erenaghy

From erenagh + -y.

Questions about erenaghy

What does erenaghy mean?
Erenaghy means the office of erenagh.
What part of speech is erenaghy?
Erenaghy is a noun.
What is the plural of erenaghy?
The plural of erenaghy is erenaghies.

Words near erenaghy in the dictionary

  1. erenachs
  2. erenachy
  3. erenagh
  4. erenaghies
  5. erenaghs
  6. erenaghy
  7. erenaghys
  8. Erenhot
  9. Erenmalm
  10. Erenmalms
  11. erenow

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