omdeh

noun

om·​deh ˈäm-də 

variants or less commonly omda

plural -s

sometimes capitalized

: the leader of an Egyptian village

the tendency of village omdehs … to back the winning horse

—Economist

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ʽumdah column, authority

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