Mzee

//(ə)mˈzeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An elder (old person). Africa, East

    "...every President since Teddy Roosevelt saw Africa in the faces of her mzees, in their English suits or tribal robes..."

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antediluvianeldelderelderlygeriatricold

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"...every President since Teddy Roosevelt saw Africa in the faces of her mzees, in their English suits or tribal robes..."

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mzee.

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