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Definition of Brehon
1. n. An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.
Definition of Brehon
1. Noun. (Ireland historical) A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brehon
1. a medieval Irish judge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brehon
Literary usage of Brehon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"brehon law.—At the time of this conquest the Irish were governed by what they
called the brehon law, so styled from the Irish name of judges, ..."
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