Possible Clues:

• Respected clan figures
• Senior figures -- they aren't seen in 30 areas
• People who are often respected
• Ones deserving of respect
• Seniors to ''respect''
• Village leaders
• “But the idling of our ____ is called business” (Augustine, Confessions)
• "Respect your ___!"
• Tribe bigwigs
• So-called 'wisdom-keepers'