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‖ moran|ˈmɒrən|
Also Il-moran.
[Masai.]
The warrior group of the Masai people which comprises the younger unmarried males. Also a member of this group.
1885J. Thomson Through Masăi Land (ed. 3) x. 425 A certain rite, better known in Africa than in Europe, was performed; and..he was an El-moran—a warrior. 1902H. H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 822 In former days, before the Masai warriors, called ‘El Mórran’, started on an expedition, they would fortify their courage with a war medicine, which was said to be the bark of Acacia verrugosa. 1905A. C. Hollis Masai 298 Their hair is allowed to grow, and as soon as it has grown long enough to plait, they are called Il-muran (warriors). 1947E. African Ann. 1946–7 43/1 The ‘moran’ are the warrior age-grade... In the past the ‘moran’ constituted a free military organization within the tribe. 1960Times 8 Nov. 13/2 One Kikuyu was killed and a score were injured by Masai moran. 1975Times 9 Apr. 12/8 The moran system of organized adolescence. |