erenagh

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noun

The head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.

OriginOld Irish airchinnech ← Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- →
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Meanings

nounerenagh (plural erenaghs)

plural erenaghs · alternative erenach

  1. IrelandecclesiasticalThe head of a clan occupying church lands under a bishop in Gaelic Ireland.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*ɸare-kʷenno-“extremity, end”
  2. Old Irishairchinnech
  3. Englisherenagh

Borrowed from Old Irish airchinnech, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”); see *kʷennom (“head”).

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APA

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MLA

“erenagh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erenagh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erenagh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erenagh.

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