suzees

Updated: June 20, 2025

Then the fetters were knocked off, the kingly robe was placed on him, and he received in his hands the symbol of royal dignity, which was nothing but the axe of the executioner. It is not therefore surprising to read that in Sierra Leone, where such customs have prevailed, "except among the Mandingoes and Suzees, few kings are natives of the countries they govern.

Sir James George Frazer - The Golden Bough

I don't want to go, I shan't think of going. I am perfectly happy; you are everything to me." She leant her soft head against me in silence, sobbing for some seconds. "Come and have breakfast," I said, stroking her hair gently, "and don't let us think anything more about it. If fifty Suzees were calling me I should not want to go." Viola dried her eyes and came to the table in silence.

Victoria Cross - Five Nights