Etymology

tánaiste

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Irish tánaiste
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromtánaiste“second-in-command, tanist”
  2. English todayTánaiste

From Irish tánaiste (“second-in-command, tanist”). Doublet of tanist.

Words from the same roots

Irishtánaiste all →

tanist

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