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Dahoman, n. and a.|dəˈhəʊmən|
Also Dahomean, Dahomeyan, Dahomian.
[f. the name of the country Dahomey or the tribal name Dahomeh.]
A. n.
1. A member of the people of the former kingdom of Dahomey, now part of the West African republic of the same name.
2. The language of this people.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this state or people.
1793A. Dalzel Hist. Dahomy i. i. 1 The Dahomans were formerly called Foys, and inhabited a small territory, on the north-east part of their present kingdom. Ibid. v. 21 The Dahoman Prince received the news of this victory with every possible demonstration of joy. 1820J. Macleod (title) A voyage to Africa; with some account of the manners and customs of the Dahomian people. 1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 285/2 The Dahomans..made their appearance on the coast. Ibid., The captains of these forts..were now prisoners in the Dahoman camp. 1851F. E. Forbes (title) Dahomey and the Dahomans, being the journals of two missions to the King of Dahomey. 1864R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele I. iii. 36 The Ffon, or Dahoman, a dialect of the great Yoruba family, has,..a G and a Gb, the latter..difficult to articulate. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 766/2 The Dahomans have at several times penetrated along the beach towards the east as far as Badagry. 1883C. A. Moloney W. Afr. Fisheries 50 It has been for some time conveniently contrary to the Dahomean fetish to cross water. 1941Jrnl. R. Anthropol. Inst. LXXI. 49/2 Perhaps the Dahomean diviners did not know as much. 1957Encycl. Brit. VI. 978/2 Of this population the majority was constituted by the Dahomeyans or Dahomi (in their own language called Fon or Djedjé). 1959Chambers's Encycl. IV. 349/1 In 1890..French troops were heavily defeated by 9,000 Dahomeans. 1965R. & D. Morris Men & Snakes ii. 27 When a Dahoman caught sight of one of the reptiles, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground. |