| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tan·ist |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t n  st, thônst |
| NOUN: | The heir apparent to an ancient Celtic chief, elected during the chief's lifetime. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Irish Gaelic tánaiste, second, tanist, from Old Irish tánaise. See sed- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | tanist·ry —NOUN
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