Ardrin.
/ˈɑːdri/, U.S. /ˈɑrdri/, Irish English /ˈɒːrdri/, /ˈɑːrdri/ Anglo-Irish.
A head king.
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Ardri1881
1881 Imperial Dict. Ardrigh, Ardriagh.
1922 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 243 Ireland will now welcome any native Government strong enough..to give her peace, whether Free State, or Republic, or an Ard-rí chosen from one of her royal races to rule once more from the hill of Tara.
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ˈArdriship n.
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Ardriship1889
1889 Athenæum 17 Aug. 215/2 The usurpation of the ardrigh-ship by Brian Boru.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 3/1 To make the Ardri-ship (or head kingship) a reality.
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