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would appoint an heir
apparent while still living. In
Scottish Gaelic,
tòiseach translates as 'clan chief' and both
words originally had
similar meanings...
- come to an end by 1412.
Tywysog is
cognate with
taoiseach in
Irish and
tòiseach in
Scottish Gaelic; the
latter forms an
element in "MacIntosh" (Mac an...
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given by a lord "who was
mormaer and was
toiseach".
showing that
mormaers could themselves also be
toiseachs. The
position of the toísech in the Book...
-
Scotland David I, an Anglophile,
introduced "thanes" to
replace the
Gaelic "
tòiseach".
Therefore Scottish thanage denotes the land and
duties held and undertaken...
-
Taoiseach to act in that role
during the Taoiseach's
temporary absence.
Tòiseach, the
Scottish Gaelic for clan chief.
Tywysog (Welsh pronunciation: [təˈwəsɔɡ])...
- the
Annals of the Four
Masters records the
death of "Aedh mac Suibhne,
toiseach Maonmuighe"/"Aedh, son of Suibhne,
chief of Maenmagh". He was probably...
-
reign of
David I (reigned 1124–1153), an Anglophile, to
replace the
Gaelic tòiseach (meaning leader, and with
which the term
Taoiseach shares an origin). In...
-
cooperation with
other powerful local figures,
including thanes,
bishops and
tòiseach, the
leaders of
powerful local kin-groups. The role of
mormaer at this...
- from spliùchan [ˈs̪pluːxan], a pouch, purse.
Toshach Head of a clan, from
toiseach [ˈt̪ʰɔʃəx], beginning, front.
There are
numerous additional place-name...
-
references show that the
Brodie lands to be
governed by a
Tòiseach; in
Scottish Gaelic,
Tòiseach translates as "chieftain" or "clan chief",
later to become...
