ardcheannas

== Irish == === Etymology === From ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) +‎ ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command”) or ardcheann (“superior”, noun) +‎ -as. === Noun === ardcheannas m (genitive singular ardcheannais) supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty (military) high command ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (overlordship): ard-aireacht, ardtiarnas (supremacy, sovereignty): ceannas (sovereignty): flaitheas, flaithiúnas ==== Derived terms ==== ardcheannasach (“supreme, predominant; sovereign”, adjective) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ardcheannas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN