mwathani
- employer; person holding authority over others, traditional leader or employer who commands respect and obedience in Gĩkũyũ social hierarchy
Example: "Arutuo a mwathani marĩ ikũmi na eerĩ no tũtiũi nũ warĩ wa ikũmi na keerĩ" — The master's disciples were twelve but we don't know who was the twelfth one.