"coarb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coarbs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish comharba. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃erbʰ-}}, {{bor|en|ga|comharba}} Irish comharba Head templates: {{en-noun}} coarb (plural coarbs)
  1. (historical) The successor to the founder of a religious institution. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-coarb-en-noun-A4JSbLNV
  2. (historical) The head of one of the families composing an old Irish sept. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-coarb-en-noun-8nZfSSAs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comarb, comharb

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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