mormaer

noun

mor·​ma·​er

variants or mormaor

märˈmāər

plural -s

: the ruler of one of the seven provinces into which medieval Scotland was divided

mormaership noun

or mormaorship

-ərˌship

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic mōrmhaor, from mōr great (from Old Irish mōr, mār large, great) + maor steward, from Latin major larger, greater

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