Gorsedd

//ˈɡɔːɹsɛð// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish.

    "Now a Gorsedd is a competition for Bardic honours."

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"Now a Gorsedd is a competition for Bardic honours."

Etymology

From Welsh gorsedd (“throne”), itself a compound of gor- (“super-, over-”) + sedd (“seat”).

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