rìgh-chathair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From rìgh (“king”) +‎ cathair (“chair”).

Noun

rìgh-chathair f (genitive singular rìgh-chathrach, plural rìgh-chathraichean)

  1. throne
  2. metropolis (that contains the monarch's residence)

Synonyms
  • (throne): àrd-chathair, breas-chathair, cathair-rìgh, cathair-rìoghail, torr-chathair

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
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