text_original: Nomi  nally the clans were under the authority of the English Crown and the Scottish law; actually they recognized no rule but the rule of their chiefs, who wielded a power as despotic as that of any feudal seigneur in the days of the old regime.
text_transcription: NOMINALLY THE CLANS WERE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE ENGLISH CROWN AND THE SCOTTISH LAW ACTUALLY THEY RECOGNIZED NO RULE BUT THE RULE OF THEIR CHIEFS WHO WIELDED A POWER AS DESPOTIC AS THAT OF ANY FEUDAL SENOR IN THE DAYS OF THE OLD REGIME
phonemes: nˈoʊmi nˈæli ðə klˈænz wɜːɹ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kɹˈaʊn ænd ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ lˈɔː; ˈæktʃuːəli ðeɪ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd nˈoʊ ɹˈuːl bˌʌt ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈiːfs, hˌuː wˈiːldᵻd ɐ pˈaʊɚɹ æz dɛspˈɑːɾɪk æz ðæt ʌv ˌɛni fjˈuːdəl seɪnˈʊɹ ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ɹeɪʒˈiːm.