mormaer

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English[edit]

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mormaer

Etymology[edit]

From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

Noun[edit]

mormaer (plural mormaers)

(historical) A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Alternative forms[edit]

mormair, mormaor

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