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▪ I. ‖ moˈrena1 Obs.
[Sp., fem. of moreno, cogn. w. It. morello morel a.]
A brunette.
1661–2Pepys Diary 27 Jan., One Mr. Dekins, the father of my Morena. Ibid. 18 Dec., To church, where..I spent most of my time looking on my new Morena..an acquaintance of Pegg Penn's.
▪ II. ‖ morena2|mɒˈreɪnə|
Also marena.
[Native name.]
The title given to a chief in Lesotho; hence a respectful form of address.
1835A. Smith Diary 29 Aug. (1940) II. 186 They walked boldly in though they saw the Matabeli, saluted all the white people with ‘Moron’ and then went towards the Matabeli fire. 1861E. Casalis Basutos ii. xii. 214 The Basutos give to the princes who govern them the title of Morena... Morena.. signifies, He who watches over the public safety and welfare. 1912J. C. Macgregor tr. D. F. Ellenberger's Hist. Basuto 292 One is agreeably surprised to see..so much politeness, and so many rules of etiquette..faithfully observed... The chiefs often addressed their subjects as marena (‘chiefs’), benghali (‘my masters’). 1923E. A. T. Dutton Basuto of Basutoland vii. 67 You meet a man on the road; he may simply say, ‘Lumela, Morena’ (Good morning, Chief), and to this the reply is a drawn-out ‘Eh!’ 1953P. Lanham Blanket Boy's Moon i. ii. 17 The Chief is highly respected by his subjects, who call him, Morena. 1974Sunday Times (S. Afr.) 1 Sept. 3 If it is known, call him by his name and surname and add ‘mister’ (Morena), particularly if you are in his homeland. |