Anglo-Irish. Obs. Also uriaght. [a. Irish oireacht faction, party, clan.] An Irish petty chief.
1586. Treaty[se] of Ireland, in MS. Bodl., Add. c 39 fol. 49 b. McGuyer is one of Oneills Uraughts. Ibid. Ochan is chefe of Oneylls Uraughts.
1601. Q. Eliz., Lett., in Moryson Itin. (1617), II. 201. If our Armes must be accompanied with any … mercy, rather to imploy the same in receiuing the secondary members and Vriaghts from him. Ibid. (1603), 280. I doe absolutely renounce all challenge or intermedling with the Vriaghts … or exacting any blacke rents of any Vriaghts (or bordering Lords).
