The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
seannachie — /shenˈə hhē/ noun A Highland or Irish genealogist and transmitter of family lore (also seannˈachy or sennˈachie) ORIGIN: Gaelic seanachaidh * * * seannachie variant form of sennachie … Useful english dictionary
sennachy — Seannachie Sean na*chie, n. [Gael. seanachaidh.] A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist. [Written also {sennachy}.] [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Sennachy — Sen na*chy, n. See {Seannachie}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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