Word: wisemen
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Lord Ever Just. Their feudal rule was especially intricate in Ruanda. At the center stood the great Mwami (king), the absolute Lord Ever Just and descendant of Envoys from Heaven. He ruled through a council of wisemen and a college of Biru (jurists), who were the Keepers of the Fire and of the Royal Drum, the symbol of power...