Rí
Ancient Gaelic word meaning "king" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'.[1] It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same,[2] in modern Scottish Gaelic it is rìgh,[3] apparently derived from the genitive. Cognates include Gaulish Rix, Latin rex/regis, Spanish rey,[4] French roi,[5] Sanskrit raja, and German Reich.
There were three grades of rí: a ruiri or 'overking' was a major, regional king and superior to a rí túath 'king of tribes' or a rí buiden 'king of bands' either of whom, in turn, were superior to several figures known as rí benn 'king of peaks' or rí túaithe 'king of a tribe'.