rhaith
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh reyth, from Proto-Brythonic *reiθ, from Proto-Celtic *rextus (“rule, law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r̥ai̯θ/
Noun
rhaith f (plural rheithiau)
- (law, historical) a right, a legal or moral entitlement
- (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
Further reading
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “rhaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.