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Definition of Brehons
1. brehon [n] - See also: brehon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brehons
Literary usage of Brehons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"... surrounded by the clergy, the brehons, and her private friends, shedding a
lustre on the scene which was passing below, while her hushand, who had often ..."
2. The Aryan Origin of the Gaelic Race and Language: Showing the Present and by Ulick Joseph Bourke (1875)
"Kings have delegated their authority to judge to the brehons, or authors of
judgment, But the literary character of the Druid and judge remained unchanged. ..."
3. Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum: Or, Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars by John Healy (1890)
"TUB brehons. They formed the third of the learned and specially privileged Orders
in ancient Erin. During the pre-Christian period the customary laws, ..."
4. The Foundations of England; Or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55 by James Henry Ramsay (1898)
"Besides the inalienable mensal lands of the chief, Endowments endowments were
provided for the Church, and for the brehons. ..."
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