mormaer

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noun

A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

OriginPictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ →
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Meanings

nounmormaer (plural mormaers)

plural mormaers · alternative mormair · alternative mormaor

  1. historicalA regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Origin

  1. Pictish*ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ
  2. Englishmormaer

From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

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APA

mormaer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mormaer

MLA

“mormaer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mormaer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mormaer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mormaer.

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