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 Mara’bout (in French).Marana’tha (Syriac, the Lord will come—i.e. to execute judgment). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Mara’buts.
 
An Arab tribe which, in 1075, founded a dynasty, put an end to by the Almohads. They form a priestly order greatly venerated by the common people. The Great Marabut ranks next to the king. (Arabic, marabath, devoted to God.)   1
 


 Mara’bout (in French).Marana’tha (Syriac, the Lord will come—i.e. to execute judgment). 

 
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