Scottish Gaelic

Noun

rìoghachd f ‎(plural rìoghachdan)

1. kingdom

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.

Related terms

• rìgh

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “rígdacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.