ardian

See also: Ardian, and ardían

English

Etymology

A compounding of the Scottish Gaelic àrd (“chief”) + eun (“bird”).

Noun

ardian (plural ardians)

1. (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
   • 1936, The Periodical XXI–XXII, page 67

     A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Ardian” comes from the Gaelic “Ard” meaning “chief”, and “Ian” or “Eun”, a “bird”.

Derived terms

• flight ardian
• fourth-ardian

• second-ardian
• squadron ardian

• third-ardian
• wing ardian

Anagrams

• Adrian, Adrina, Darian, radian