rëdjö / penghoeloe (English: “Clan head (in Gajo)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Hereditary head of a blah; successor chosen by married men of the clan from among the deceased’s sons, with preference for the youngest son (if he bears the required luck signs).
Translation
Clan head (in Gajo)
Description
Hereditary head of a blah; successor chosen by married men of the clan from among the deceased’s sons, with preference for the youngest son (if he bears the required luck signs).
Significance
The term rëdjö / penghoeloe is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 345.