ulusn.
/ˈuːluːs/ In Afghanistan, a tribe.
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ulus1815
1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul ii. ii. 159 The name of Oolooss is applied either to a whole tribe, or to one of these independent branches. The word seems to mean a clanish commonwealth.
1902 East India (N.-W. Frontier) Mahsud-Waziri Operations 125 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 1177) LXXI. 649 In return for the allowances, both Maliks and Levies are expected to serve Government, to control the body of the clansmen, the ‘ulus’, and to arrange that individual offenders are surrendered for trial.
1953 O. Caroe Soviet Empire iii. 35 The Mongol ulus or hordes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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