low man – On an actual totem pole, it is really the most important man in the tribe. More…
tribe – From Latin tribus, it may refer to the three divisions of early Romans, the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans. More…
tribunal – Originally referred to a seat or raised platform for judges, from Latin tribunus, “head of a tribe.” More…
cannibal – When Columbus was trying to find the Spice Islands, he was told of a tribe of man-eating natives in Cuba and Haiti called Caribs (from which we get Caribbean) or Caniba (Columbus’ rendition of the name); the word canib, meaning “brave and fierce,” became cannibal, meaning “anthropophagite,” a person who eats human flesh. More…