enstool

transitive verb

en·​stool

ə̇nzˈtül,

en-,

-nˈst-

: to install (a ruler of any of several native African groups) in office

—contrasted with destool

enstoolment noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

en- entry 1 + stool (seat of a chief)

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