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mormaer

mormaer noun: a regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Noun

mormaer (plural mormaers)

  1. (historical) A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Forms of mormaer

pluralmormaers
alternative formmormair
alternative formmormaor

Origin of mormaer

From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

Words formed from mormaer

Questions about mormaer

What does mormaer mean?
Mormaer means a regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.
What part of speech is mormaer?
Mormaer is a noun.
What is the plural of mormaer?
The plural of mormaer is mormaers.

Words near mormaer in the dictionary

  1. Morlock
  2. Morlocks
  3. morlop
  4. morlops
  5. MORM syndrome
  6. mormaer
  7. mormaerdom
  8. mormaerdoms
  9. mormaers
  10. mormaership
  11. mormaerships

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