rhaith

Welsh (Colloquial)

/r̥ai̯θ/

noun
Definitions
  • (law) a right, a legal or moral entitlement
  • (law) a compurgation, the oaths of character witnesses necessary for defense in some cases under medieval Welsh law

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh reyth inherited from Proto-Brythonic *rreiθ (law, rule) inherited from Proto-Celtic *rextus (rule, law).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*rextus

Gloss

rule, law

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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