ba·bay·lan
variants:
or babailan \
ˌbäbīˈlän
\
or babalyan \
-bəlˈyän
\
or babalian \
-bəlēˈän
\
plural babaylanes\
-äˌnās
\
Definition of babaylan
in central and southern Philippines
: a pagan priest, priestess, or medium
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The first known use of babaylan was in 1900
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