pedandan.

1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java II. p. ccxxxix The duties and ceremonies of religion, the conducting of which is in the hands of..learned Brahmins called Padénda.

1877 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 9 113 The Padandas are Brahmans who have received a complete education from another Padanda (their Guru). They must be thoroughly acquainted with religion and with literature. In order to become a Padanda, they undergo all kinds of tests... The mark of the dignity is a staff, danda, which they receive from the Guru... After this staff they are called Padanda, that is, ‘bearing a staff’.

1924 T. de Kleen Mudrās 23 Although the Balinese in general are a polite and hospitable people, the Pedandas showed themselves very reserved, sometimes obviously hostile.

1936 Netherlands Indies 16 Feb. 77/1 Every bench of magistrates in Bali must have at least one Padanda sitting on it as a judge.

1961 P. Kemp Alms for Oblivion vii. 116 Priests wear white, and a high priest or pedanda goes bareheaded and carries a staff surmounted by a crystal ball.

2000 Playboy Mar. 86/1 This Balinese kid named Wayan translated the pedanda's prayers from Bahasa Indonesia for Victoria.