comharba

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish comarba, from Old Irish comarbbae.

Noun

comharba m (genitive singular comharba, nominative plural comharbaí)

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

Descendants

English: coarb

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comarba”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comarb(b)ae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comharba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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