dato
datu.
the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.
Origin of dato
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How to use dato in a sentence
Among themselves they call their important men dato, a Moro title, and their Moro dress has already been mentioned.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga | Cornelis De Witt WillcoxEt dato, qud nullus omnino tortor inveniri valeat in Angli, utrum pro tortoribus mittendum sit ad partes transmarinas?
Ubi spectaculi tempus venit eoque conversae mentes cum oculis erant, tum signo dato iuvenes Romani discurrunt, virgines rapiunt.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondInde Romam de permutandis captivis missus est dato iureiurando.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondDeum timeto: regem honorato: virtutem colito disciplinis bonis operam dato.
British Dictionary definitions for dato
/ (ˈdɑːtəʊ) /
the chief of any of certain Muslim tribes in the Philippine Islands
Origin of dato
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