- gescéadnes
- f (-se/-sa) In gen., a producing, production, invention, cause (rare); originator, inventor; esp, A view, opinion, judgment; Counsel, advice, persuasion, encouragement to something (esp. if made with energy and sustained by the authority and influence of the counselor); Will, pleasure, decision, bidding, command, precept, decree; the will of the Senate; a decree of the Senate; the popular will or decision; Liberty, ability, power, authority to do according to one's pleasure; Might, power, authority, reputation, dignity, influence, weight (very freq.); An example, pattern, model; A warrant, security for establishing a fact, assertion, etc., credibility; meton, the things which serve for the verification or establishment of a fact; A record, document; The name of a person who is security for something, authority; Right of possession; In jurid. lang., a guaranty, security [auctoritas]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.