Tan"ist (?), n. [Ir. tanaiste,
tanaise, second, the second person in rank, the presumptive or
apparent heir to a prince.] In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a
tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of
tanistry.
This family [the O'Hanlons] were tanists of a large
territory within the present county of Armagh.
M. A.
Lower.
Tan"ist (?), n. [Ir. tanaiste,
tanaise, second, the second person in rank, the presumptive or
apparent heir to a prince.] In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a
tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of
tanistry.
This family [the O'Hanlons] were tanists of a large
territory within the present county of Armagh.
M. A.
Lower.
