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Negus

For other uses, see Negus (disambiguation).

Tekle Haymanot, negus of Gojjam

Negus[a] is the word for "king" in the Ethiopian Semitic languages and a title[2] which was usually bestowed upon a regional ruler by the Negusa Nagast, or "king of kings,"[3] in pre-1974 Ethiopia.

  1. ^ "negus". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political Revolution in Ethiopia. Cambria Press. ISBN 9781621969143.
  3. ^ Negus. Amharic nəgus, from Geez nĕgūša nagašt king of kings. First Known Use: 1594 Merriam Webster dictionary


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