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tuaths

tuaths is the plural of tuath.

Meaning of tuath

Noun

tuath (plural tuaths or tuatha)

  1. (historical) A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
    • There was nothing fixed or enduring about many tuatha, and reflecting the itinerant character of much of Irish society, the Church developed the peculiar phenomenon of roving ecclesiastic families [...].2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 331

Questions about tuaths

What is tuaths the plural of?
Tuaths is the plural of tuath.

Words near tuaths in the dictionary

  1. tuatera
  2. tuateras
  3. tuath
  4. tuatha
  5. Tuatha Dé Danann
  6. tuaths
  7. tuatua
  8. tuatuas
  9. Tuazon
  10. Tuazons
  11. tub

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