mũthuuri
- elder, married man with children or of an age to have children, councillor; mũthuuri wakwa/mũthuuriguo/mũthuuriwe = my/your/her husband; mũthuuri ũyũ = sir (a respectful form of address); mũthuuri mũkũrũ = elder of advanced age/old man; mũthuuri wa kĩama = an elder who has paid the fee to the council; mũthuuri wa mbũri ĩmwe = elder who has paid one goat as a fee (towards membership of the council of elders)
Example: mũthuuri wa mbũri ĩmwe = elder who has paid one goat as a fee