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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From rìgh (“king”) + cathair (“chair”).
Noun
rìgh-chathair f (genitive singular rìgh-chathrach, plural rìgh-chathraichean)
- throne
- Synonyms: àrd-chathair, breas-chathair, cathair-rìgh, cathair-rìoghail, torr-chathair
- metropolis (that contains the monarch's residence)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “rìgh-chathair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN