| Notwithstanding the above decision, it is probable that a description of tanistry and gavelkind does not exhaust the subject. |
| In the settlement of succession, the law of tanistry prevailed in Ireland from the earliest accounts of time. |
| The Tanist was the person next in succession to the Chief according to the laws of tanistry. |
| In particular, it appeared to the Crown that they were relying on the customs of tanistry and gavelkind. |
| The law of succession, called tanaisteacht, or tanistry, is one of the most peculiar of the Brehon laws. |
| Freehold and leasehold, primogeniture and entail, took the place of tribal ownership and tanistry. |
