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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the ancient hereditary judges of Ireland, similar to those of Scotland during its Celtic period.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.
  • noun the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Ireland, historical A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.

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