Definition of "induna" [induna]

• A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss. (noun)

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• "He said "induna" referred to a person vested with traditional authority over a tribal area in the kingdom of KwaZulu/Natal and there were no indunas in the PWV."
• "Mchunu is an "induna", a supervisor appointed by his local chief in Zululand to be in charge of everyone in the hostel from his home area."
• "Lobengula left the encampment to regroup his "induna" warriors in 1881 as colonial forces advanced toward it."