Crossword-Solution: TANIST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Tanist | n. | In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TANIST | anagram | STATIN, TAINTS, TANTIS, TITANS |
We have 6 clues for the answer “TANIST”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Ancient Irish chief's heir | 1 answer |
| Celtic chiefs heir apparent | 1 answer |
| Celtic lord. | 1 answer |
| IRISH chieftain, ancient | 1 answer |
| Irish heir-apparent | 1 answer |
| Irish lord of yore | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with TANIST (5)
They were headed by their king Udán Mac Audain and Beg Mac Beg his tanist, and, following behind, was Glomhar O’Glomrach of the sea, the strongest man of their people, dressed in the skin of a weasel; and there were also the chief men of that clan, well known of old, Conan Mac Rihid, Gaerku Mac Gairid, Mether Mac Mintan and Esirt Mac Beg, the son of Bueyen, born in a victory.
Hence the title of Ard-Righ or supreme monarch did not necessarily pass to the eldest son of the former king, but another member of the same family might be elected to the office, and was even designated to it during the lifetime of the actual holder, thus becoming _Tanist_ or heir-apparent.
Indeed, every hereditary office had, besides its actual holder, its Tanist, with right of succession.
The institution of Tanist, or heir-apparent, particularly, which was general for all offices, from the highest to the lowest, was a constant source of trouble and contention to septs which, without it, would have remained united and in harmony.
The tanist was the prince who stood next to the king; the image seems too good a one to be lost; Thurneysen translates "weakness is sister to death." Line 14 seems to mean "see each wonder wrought by the cold"; Emer calls Cuchulain's attention to the icicles which she thinks he is in danger of resembling.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1969–1985).