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TAN'IST, n. [Gr. a lord, to be powerful or able; L. teneo.]

Among the descendants of the Celts in Ireland, a lord, or the proprietor of a tract of land; a governor or captain. This office or rank was elective, and often obtained by purchase or bribery.

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