uaisle

Gaelic (Scots)

noun
Definitions
  • nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners
  • liberality, generosity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish úaisle (nobility, dignity).

Origin

Old Irish

úaisle

Gloss

nobility, dignity

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