Tuath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tuath is a noun meaning (historical) A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
Meaning
(historical) A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
Example Sentences
There was nothing fixed or enduring about many tuatha, and reflecting the itinerant character of much of Irish society, the Church developed the peculiar phenomenon of roving ecclesiastic families [...].
Word Forms
- tuaths
- tuatha
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taoiseach, tanistry, aenach, sept, aonach, undertaker.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.