moran
n. countablen. a young man who is a warrior in the Maasai or Samburu cultures of East Africa. This person usually goes through special ceremonies to reach this status.
n. a warrior or young man belonging to a specific age grade in Maasai or Samburu society. Refers to a social stage involving specific cultural duties and rites of passage.
The moran stood tall with his traditional spear.
After the ceremony, the young man was officially recognized as a moran within his community.
The transition from childhood to the status of moran involves rigorous physical challenges and communal rituals that reinforce the cultural identity of the Maasai people.
* As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning. * As an English surname, variant of Morrin. * As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán. * As a French surname, variant of Morin. * Variant of the English and French surname Morant.
Often used in ethnographic or travel contexts; usually capitalized in academic writing but lowercase in general prose.