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Caractacus Surname Definition:
CARACTACUS: (Gaelic.) From Caer, a castle or city; eacht, an exploit, and cios, a tribute, expressive of his abilities in conducting an offensive, as well as a defensive war; or, as O'Connor derives it, from Cathreacteac—eis, the leader of the host in battle.
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CARACTACUS: (Gaelic.) From Caer, a castle or city; eacht, an exploit, and cios, a tribute, expressive of his abilities in conducting an offensive, as well as a defensive war; or, as O'Connor derives it, from Cathreacteac—eis, the leader of the host in battle.
— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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