abarũthi
- governors, rulers. Governors, rulers, officials. Administrative leaders or provincial authorities who exercise political control over a territory or region on behalf of a higher authority such as a king or empire.
Example: O na kana watuĩka nĩ wa abarũthi, kuona nĩo matuĩtwo nĩwe maherithagie arĩa mekaga ũũru, o na magathage arĩa mekaga wega. (or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the approval of those who do good.); nao maarĩ abarũthi na aathani arĩa mehumbaga nguo cia rangi wa bururu, nao othe maarĩ aanake ciĩrorerũa, arĩa mathiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi. (dressed in purple, governors and officers, all of them handsome young soldiers, mounted on horses.)