echage
Noun
The chief official in the monastic system of Ethiopia.
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Security in Gondar depended largely on the sanctity of the echage’s quarter as a place of asylum.
The emperor sent an evasive reply and, upon crossing the border, made sure that the echage (the head of Ethiopia's monastic system) marched on his right.
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Täklä Haymanot was the first in a series of monks to become a key figure at Court, as the Echage (ečägé).
Word forms
echages