DATO


Meaning of DATO in English

/dah"toh/ ; Sp. /dah"taw/ , n. , pl. datos /-tohz/ ; Sp. /-taws/

1. (in the Philippines) a native chief.

2. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe.

Also, datu .

[ 1835-45; datuk war chief ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .