rígdacht

Middle Irish

Etymology

From rígdae +‎ -acht.

Noun

rígdacht f (genitive rigdachta)

kingliness, kingly qualities
- 12th century Cath Ruis na Ríg for Bóinn ("the Battle of Rosnaree on the Boyne") in the Book of Leinster
  ar rígdacht
  before kingship
kingdom

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Irish: ríocht
Manx: reeaght, riaght, reeriaght
Scottish Gaelic: rìoghachd

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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