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basya.

Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority

    Suriname · feminine · masculine · no-diminutive
  2. enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment

    Suriname · feminine · historical · masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Sranan Tongo basya, from English overseer. Doublet of bastiaan and officier.

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