Etymology

taoiseach

Taoi·seach
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Today it means: The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country. Full definition →

Irish Taoiseach
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taoiseach · noun1

See Taoiseach.

Taoiseach · noun2

  1. Irish · borrowed fromTaoisigh
  2. Irish · borrowed fromTaoiseach“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”
  3. English todayTaoiseach

Borrowed from Irish Taoiseach (“chieftain, leader; prime minister of Ireland”). The plural form Taoisigh is borrowed from Irish Taoisigh.

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