Etymology

From rìgh (“king”) +‎ cathair (“chair”)Category:Scottish Gaelic compound terms#RIGH-CHATHAIR.

Noun

rìgh-chathair f (genitive singular rìgh-chathrach, plural rìgh-chathraichean)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#RIGH-CHATHAIRCategory:Scottish Gaelic nouns#RIGH-CHATHAIRCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#RIGH-CHATHAIRCategory:Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns#RIGH-CHATHAIRCategory:Pages with entries#RÌGH-CHATHAIRCategory:Pages with 1 entry#RÌGH-CHATHAIRCategory:gd-noun 2

1. throne

   Synonyms: àrd-chathair, breas-chathair, cathair-rìgh, cathair-rìoghail, torr-chathair

2. metropolis (that contains the monarch's residence)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “rìgh-chathair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN