The story
- Irish · borrowed fromtánaiste“second-in-command”
- English todaytanist
From Irish tánaiste (“second-in-command”). Doublet of Tánaiste.
Words from the same roots
Irishtánaiste all →
tánaiste
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tanist
Today it means: The heir presumptive to the chieftainship or kingship of a Celtic clan in ancient Ireland, Scotland or Mann. Full definition →
Irish tánaiste