rígdacht

Middle Irish

Etymology

From rígdae +‎ -acht.

Noun

rígdacht f (genitive rigdachta)

1. kingliness, kingly qualities
   • 12th century Cath Ruis na Ríg for Bóinn ("the Battle of Rosnaree on the Boyne") in the Book of Leinster

     ar rígdacht

     before kingship

2. kingdom

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: ríocht
• Manx: reeaght, riaght, reeriaght
• Scottish Gaelic: rìoghachd

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language