Etymology

ardian

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Today it means: A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic àrd
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromàrd“chief”
  2. English todayardian

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

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