comharba

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish comarba, from Old Irish comarbbae.

Noun

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

References
  • “comarba” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “comarb(b)ae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "comharba" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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