brehon

Meaning

Noun

A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.

Origin

From an Anglicized oblique form (such as genitive singular breitheamhan or dative singular breitheamhain) of Irish breitheamh, from Old Irish brithem, from breth.

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