eadar-thriath

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

eadar- (“inter-, between”) +‎ triath (“lord, king, chieftain, noble, prince”)

Noun

eadar-thriath m (genitive singular eadar-thriatha, plural eadar-thriathan)

1. interregnum
2. regency
3. regent

Synonyms

• (interregnum): eadar-riaghladh, eadar-rìoghachd
• (regency): tànaisteachd
• (regent): leas-rìgh, mór-uachdaran, tànaiste, tànaistear

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “eadar-thriath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN