Category:Tanist

Tan"ist, n. Etym: [ir. tanaiste, tanaise, second, the second person In rank, the presumptive or apparent heir to a prince.]

Defn: in ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a Castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry. This family [the o'hanlons] were tanists of a large territory within The present county of armagh. M. A. Lower.