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mũthuuri

n. · class 1/2

  1. 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

Related words

  • mũthuura — particular, fastidious, person
  • mũthũũre — (R.C. usage) a saint
  • thuuro — process of investigating a case before the elders