Moshesh

British  

/ mɒˈʃɛʃ, mɒˈʃuʃu /

noun

1. died 1870, African chief, who founded the Basotho nation, now Lesotho

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Example Sentences

“And what is thy business in the far north?” demanded Moshesh.

From Through Veld and Forest An African Story by Webb, Archibald

Moshesh died soon afterwards, full of years and honour, and leaving a name which has become famous in South Africa.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

The Basutos are a branch of the Bechuana race, who had been formed by their chiefs Motlume and Moshesh into a powerful nation, which could hold its own against Boer or Zulu.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

The Bechuana hold their own in several centers; one is in Basutoland, west of Natal, where a number of tribes were welded together under the far-sighted Moshesh into a modern and fairly well civilized nation.

From The Negro by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

The old chieftain Moshesh, who reigned some fifty years ago, was a man of marked ability, and, though a great soldier, he hated war.

From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Churchill, Seton