barrantachd
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish barántacht f (“protection”), from baránta (“warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety”).
Noun
barrantachd f (genitive singular barrantachd, plural barrantachdan)
- verbal noun of barrantaich
- guarantee, warrant
- commission
- authenticity
Synonyms
- (guarantee): urras
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “barántacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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