marulán

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Perhaps from *marullanus, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *māros (“big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɾuˈlaŋ]

Noun

marulán m (plural maruláns)

1. (historical) elder; usually the richest farmer of a community

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marulán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “marulán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega