barrantachd

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish barántacht f (protection), from baránta (warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety).

Noun

barrantachd f (genitive singular barrantachd, plural barrantachdan)

  1. verbal noun of barrantaich
  2. guarantee, warrant
  3. commission
  4. authenticity

Synonyms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “barrantachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “barántacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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