coarb

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of coarb

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)The successor to the founder of a religious institution.
    “These abbots were sometimes bishops; but whether they were bishops or of lower rank in the ministry, their authority was inherent in their office of coarb.”
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noun

  1. (historical)The successor to the founder of a religious institution.
    “These abbots were sometimes bishops; but whether they were bishops or of lower rank in the ministry, their authority was inherent in their office of coarb.”
  2. (historical)The head of one of the families composing an old Irish sept.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Irish comharba.

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