reachtaireacht

Irish

Etymology

reachtaire (controller, steward; rector; dairy-farmer renting land and stock) + -acht

Noun

reachtaireacht f (genitive singular reachtaireachta)

  1. (historical) office of controller (of royal household); stewardship
  2. (ecclesiastical) rectorate, rectory
  3. (agriculture) agistment, dairy farming on rented land

Declension

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