Betagh
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Betagh is a noun meaning (Ireland, historical) A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.
Meaning
(Ireland, historical) A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.
Example Sentences
Their unfree status meant not only unfavourable tenurial conditions for the betaghs but also incapacity to plead on their own behalf in the king's courts where they were represented instead by their lord.
Word Forms
- betaghs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erenagh, undertaker, ballybetagh, ballybetoe, ballybethagh, sorehon.
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