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- noun A
chieftain orking of a region ofCameroon . - noun obsolete A
fool oridiot . - adjective obsolete
Foolish ;simple ;silly . - verb intransitive, obsolete To be foolish or simple; act like a fool;
dote .
Etymologies
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* have I called my fon, 'which was before as one flain, by whom I am now made to live as one born of God, into his everlalling covenant for ever •, which being thus known to be his own, having loved it, he loves it unto the end.
The design of Christianity : with other books, epistles, and manuscripts of that ancient faithful servant of Christ Jesus, John Crook ; to which is prefixed a short account of his life written by himself Crook, John, 1617-1699 1791
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RAT and Vitat'ha, whom they call his fon and fucceffor, they are under a neceflity of af - ferting, that the great anceftor of Yudhisht "-
Dissertations and Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the History and Antiquities, the Arts ... William Jones, Warren Hastings, William Chambers 1792
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My verfe, great Rhea's fon, which is Lofty as that, and fmooth as this.
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John Hoofimi the fon was a baftard* and that WiHiiun Mariwar - ing waafole heir to Mattery.
The History of Cheshire: Containing King's Vale-royal Entire 1778
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The court of Spain, notwithftanding its ingratitude to Columbus, having granted both the government and property of Jamaica to his fami - ly, his fon was the firft European governor, with the title of duke de la Vega.
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iStockphoto Miche bread The worst thing I ever ate was a specialty in Bora Bora called fon fanou.
François Payard 2011
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Donald an 'me was sittin' fon'lin 'her gowden curls an' biddin 'ane anither no' to greet -- for ae broken hairt can comfort anither broken hairt -- he slippit the token frae oot her puir cauld wee haun ', an' he read the writin 'that's on't oot lood:' This do in remembrance of Me, 'an' he says, 'I'll dae it in remembrance o' them baith, mither -- o '
St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles
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As her fon was a youth, and, wholly indebted to her intrigues for the fovereignty, (he claimed
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time 1780
bilby commented on the word fon
In Nigeria, a tribal chief.
"Further trouble is recorded between the Fon of Bum and Chief of Sawe, who had refused to hand over a leopardskin. For this he was fined £2 by the Court and ordered to hand over the leopardskin. After discussion with the Bum Council, S.D.O. Brayne-Baker confirmed the fine but made it clear that the skin must not be taken from Sawe by force. The Fon says he does not want to revive old quarrels, but he has the support of the other sub-chiefs who say that Sawe has no right to the skin."
- 'Working Notes On The Kingdom Of Bum', E. M. Chilver.
January 3, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word fon
The Fon of Bum ascends to my favourites list up there with the Na of Wa and the Akond of Swat. And how pleasant to know the Kingdom of Bum is governed with the help of the wise deliberations of the Bum Council.
July 17, 2009