basya.
Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority
Meaning & usage
Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority
enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Sranan Tongo basya, from English overseer. Doublet of bastiaan and officier.
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