Word: taitou
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...Softly, Taitou, Leader of the Ethiopian women on that bloody March 1, 1896, was the Empress Taitou, fourth wife of Menelik II. A more polite version of her predecessor's part in the battle of Adowa was given last fortnight by plump Empress Menen, only wife of Power-of-Trinity, as she nibbled pink iced cake and drank jasmine tea at Addis Ababa...
...Italians laughed at Taitou at first," said the Empress Menen, "but later they feared her more than any man. It was she who held up to our warriors the thought of what they were defending. . . . After the Adowa victory, Taitou rode between the lines of the conquered Italians, dispensing gifts, food and money. They learned to look for her visits and softly called her 'Taitou...
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