rìgh-chathair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. throne
    Synonyms: àrd-chathair, breas-chathair, cathair-rìgh, cathair-rìoghail, torr-chathair
  2. metropolis (that contains the monarch's residence)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “rìgh-chathair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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