datu
Americannoun
plural
datu, datusEtymology
Origin of datu
First recorded in 1925–30; from Tagalog datu, dato “landowner, head of a clan or tribe”; akin to dato ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He says the chests were given to him by a datu, or tribal chief.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 18, 2012
Therefore they must wait until every datu from the farthest Moro island had arrived.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each district has its head man, or petty datu who is supposed to be subject to the datu of Cibolan.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Cole, Fay-Cooper
At that time no offerings were made to the spirits on the second day, but the people feasted and drank while the datu gathered a little apart and held a council.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Cole, Fay-Cooper
In addition to the customary furnishings are hundreds of objects testifying to the wealth of the datu.
From The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition by Cole, Fay-Cooper
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