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Wiki King (Rí)

Rí, or very commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning "king".[1] It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same,[2] in modern Scottish Gaelic it is rìgh,[3] apparently derived from the genitive. Cognates include Gaulish Rix, Latin rex/regis, Sanskrit raja, and German Reich.

There were three grades of rí: a ruiri or "overking" was a major, regional king and superior to a ri tuath "king of tribes" or a ri buiden "king of bands" either of whom, in turn, were superior to several figures known as rí benn "king of peaks" or ri tuaithe "king of a tribe".