rath1
/rɑːθ
/noun Archaeology
(In Ireland) a strong circular earthen wall forming an enclosure and serving as a fort and residence for a tribal chief.Under these circumstances, those with power - the families settled in raised raths or grand crannógs - may no longer have been satisfied with free-farmer clients, traditional annual food renders, and a share of their followers' calves....
- In others a convenient rath (ancient fort), or portion of one, was set aside, or a small piece of ground.
- The storytellers are converging on the heart of Ireland on the mountainside, glens, waterfalls, ancient raths that are all located in the idyllic surrounds of the Slieve Bloom mountains that straddle both Laois and Offaly.
Origin
Irish.
rath2
/rʌθ/noun Indian
A chariot, especially one used to carry an idol in a ceremonial procession. See also rath yatra.And, yet, Gandhi refused to wear an ochre loin-cloth or tour the country in an arrogant rath....
- It is decorated with flowers and is also known as the phool rath, or the chariot of flowers.
- As the cavalcade began lining up in the main axis, with a ringing of gongs and bells, a caparisoned temple elephant and a third rath carrying a huge golden horse joined the procession.
Origin
Hindi.
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