comharba

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish comarba, from Old Irish comarbbae.

Noun[edit]

comharba m (genitive singular comharba, nominative plural comharbaí)

  1. (ecclesiastic, historical) A title given to the designated successor of the founder of a religious institution.
  2. successor; inheritor

Descendants[edit]

  • English: coarb

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