rëdjö tjhi’ (English: “Oldest prince (in Gajo Loeës)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Head of the elder branch of the stam in the onderafdeeling Gajo Loeës; highest authority in the blah.
Translation
Oldest prince (in Gajo Loeës)
Description
Head of the elder branch of the stam in the onderafdeeling Gajo Loeës; highest authority in the blah. Each rëdjö tjhi’ is assisted by an imöm and a wakil.
Significance
The term rëdjö tjhi’ 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.