tanist 的定义
History/Historical.
- the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
更多tanist例句
- This story must have been an after-thought, to account for what we may suppose to have been a prehistoric Tanist stone.
- Ultramon′tanism, ultramontane or extreme views as to the Pope's rights; Ultramon′tanist, one who holds to ultramontanism.
- The "tanist" stood next to the chief, and was his successor.
- To avert strife his tanist, or successor, was elected in his lifetime.
- Very often the sons refused to accept the tanist, and bloody quarrels followed.