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Negus - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Negus'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(es)
  • (historical) A ruler of Ethiopia or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the supreme ruler of Ethiopia before 1974.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 240:
  • It was a Syrian merchant, Frumentius, who is credited with converting Ezana, the Negus (king or emperor) of the powerful northern Ethiopian state of Aksum.

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • An English surname of unknown derivation
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