leopard-skin chiefn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛpədskɪn tʃiːf/, U.S.

/ˈlɛpərdˌskɪn ˌtʃif/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Nuer lexical item. Etymons: leopard skin n. and adj. at leopard n. Compounds 1, chief n.

Etymology: < leopard skin n. and adj. at leopard n. Compounds 1 + chief n., after Nuer kuaar tuac ( < kuaar leader, expert + tuac (tanned) skin, hide).In Nuer, a more common name for the office is kuaar muon ( < kuaar + muon earth, land; compare ‘land expert’ in quot. 1933).

Among the Nuer of south-eastern Sudan and Ethiopia: a religious leader who wears ceremonial clothing made from leopard skin, and whose role is to mediate and resolve disputes, and perform rites of reconciliation to end blood feuds; = leopard-skin priest n.

ΚΠ

1933 Sudan Notes & Rec. 16 11 In virtue of his sacred character a leopard-skin chief (or land expert) can perform his ritual functions irrespective of tribal boundaries.

1959 G. D. Mitchell Sociol. v. 89 If one man kills another he will go immediately to a person known as a leopard-skin chief... He is in no sense a chief but rather a person who performs certain ritual acts.

2013 M. S. Weiner Rule of Clan iv. 62 The leopard-skin chiefs can settle disputes within a village or district, but the farther outside a limited radius the dispute takes place, the less likely it is a settlement can be reached.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	leopard-skin chief
释义	leopard-skin chiefn. Brit. /ˈlɛpədskɪn tʃiːf/, U.S. /ˈlɛpərdˌskɪn ˌtʃif/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Nuer lexical item. Etymons: leopard skin n. and adj. at leopard n. Compounds 1, chief n. Etymology: < leopard skin n. and adj. at leopard n. Compounds 1 + chief n., after Nuer kuaar tuac ( < kuaar leader, expert + tuac (tanned) skin, hide).In Nuer, a more common name for the office is kuaar muon ( < kuaar + muon earth, land; compare ‘land expert’ in quot. 1933). Among the Nuer of south-eastern Sudan and Ethiopia: a religious leader who wears ceremonial clothing made from leopard skin, and whose role is to mediate and resolve disputes, and perform rites of reconciliation to end blood feuds; = leopard-skin priest n. ΚΠ 1933 Sudan Notes & Rec. 16 11 In virtue of his sacred character a leopard-skin chief (or land expert) can perform his ritual functions irrespective of tribal boundaries. 1959 G. D. Mitchell Sociol. v. 89 If one man kills another he will go immediately to a person known as a leopard-skin chief... He is in no sense a chief but rather a person who performs certain ritual acts. 2013 M. S. Weiner Rule of Clan iv. 62 The leopard-skin chiefs can settle disputes within a village or district, but the farther outside a limited radius the dispute takes place, the less likely it is a settlement can be reached. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1933
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