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Botanist
Botanist Bot"a*nist, n. [Cf. F. botaniste.]
One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.
LutanistLutanist Lut"a*nist, n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See
Lute the instrument.]
A person that plays on the lute. --Johnson. MontanistMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticalMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. Paleobotanist
Paleobotanist Pa`le*o*bot"a*nist, n.
One versed in paleobotany.
Platanist
Platanist Plat"a*nist, n. [L. platanista a sort of fish, Gr.
?: cf. F. plataniste.] (Zo["o]l.)
The soosoo.
Platanista GangeticusSoosoo Soo"soo, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the
river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender,
somewhat spatulate beak. [Written also susu.] Satanist
Satanist Sa"tan*ist, n.
A very wicked person. [R.] --Granger.
TanistryTanistry Tan"ist*ry, n. [See Tanist.]
In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor
had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election.
Note: The primitive intention seems to have been that the
inheritance should descend to the oldest or most worthy
of the blood and name of the deceased. This was, in
reality, giving it to the strongest; and the practice
often occasioned bloody feuds in families, for which
reason it was abolished under James I. Ultramontanist
Ultramontanist Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist, n.
One who upholds ultramontanism.
Meaning of Tanist from wikipedia
- is a
Gaelic system for p****ing on
titles and lands. In this
system the
Tanist (Irish: Tánaiste;
Scottish Gaelic: Tànaiste; Manx: Tanishtey) is the office...
- The
Stone of
Scone (/ˈskuːn/;
Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil,
meaning Stone of Destiny, also
called clach-na-cinneam****nn; Scots:
Stane o Scone) is an oblong...
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Niall Connallagh O'Neill,
tanist of
Tyrone (1519–1544), and was
fostered by the O'Lunaigh
family of Munterluney. As
tanist,
Niall Connallach was designated...
- John Shaw of Tordarroch, died in
Spain on 22,
October 2017; his heir and
Tanist is his only son Iain Shaw of Tordarroch, now 23rd
Chief of Clan Shaw. Armigers...
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Habsburg emperors. In the
partially elective system of tanistry, the heir or
tanist was
elected from the
qualified males of the
royal family.
Different monarchies...
-
title of secundarius,
which may
indicate a
position similar to the
Celtic tanist, a
recognised successor closely ****ociated with the
reigning monarch. This...
- his
deputy or '
tanist' (Irish: tánaiste,
plural tanaistí). When the king died, his
tanist would automatically succeed him. The
tanist had to
share the...
- to be his
deputy or '
tanist' (tánaiste). When the
chieftain or king died, his
tanist would automatically succeed him. The
tanist had to
share the same...
- Dungannon.
Brian had been
killed in a
skirmish in
April 1562 by Shane's
tanist,
Turlough Lynagh O'Neill. However,
confirmation of the
grant of the earldom...
-
Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale,
known as "The Competitor" was
sometime Tanist (a
particularly Gaelic type of heir) to the throne. On the
death of Alexander...
