Tanistry was a system of inheritance practised by the Gaelic nobilities of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and parts of modern Scotland. It was distinctive in having an elected heir known as the tanist (Irish: tánaiste; Scottish Gaelic: tànaiste; Manx: tanishtey).
Tanistry was a system of inheritance practised by the Gaelic nobilities of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and parts of modern Scotland. It was distinctive in having an elected heir known as the tanist (Irish: tánaiste; Scottish Gaelic: tànaiste; Manx: tanishtey).
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