sadet
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
Example Sentences
- "The sadete who is most feared is the fire sadete, known especially by the savages of the Assamese slope; the water sadete exercises a less perceptible sway over the Laotian slope; the power of the wind sadete seems insignificant."
- "At Cêo-Rêo, not far from Buon Choah, are located the villages of those enigmatic personages, the Sadets, of Fire and Water, whose fearsome reputation is widespread throughout Indo-China."
Etymology
From French sadète, apparently from Lao.
Inflected Forms
sadets (plural)
sadete (alternative)