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rhaith

rhaith

Welsh

Noun

rhaith f (plural rheithiau)

  1. (law, historical) a right, a legal or moral entitlement
  2. (law, historical) a compurgation, the oaths of character witnesses necessary for defense in some cases under medieval Welsh law

Synonyms

  • (legal or moral entitlement): hawl

References

Etymology

From Middle Welsh reyth, from Proto-Brythonic *reiθ, from Proto-Celtic *rextus ‎(“rule, law”).

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