twenty-firsts

Perhaps “twenty-firsts,” as they are called in South Africa, were originally celebrated largely by white South Africans who inherited the tradition from the British, but as traditional initiation ceremonies have slowly disappeared, they are increasingly being embraced by South Africans of all colors.

No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007

And I’m really curious how you are going to deal with rearming the twenty-firsts with modern weaponry as their stocks dwindle.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Knock yourself out, Ivan. 2009

The sale and conveyance of the toll holfse/con. house, land and appurtenances thereto belonging men - firmed. tioned in section five of chapter one hundred and seventy - five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy - five, made by the towns of Deerfield and Sunderland to F.H. Williams are hereby ratified, legalized and con - firmed, and the proceeds of said sale shall be divided and paid over in the following proportions, to Avit: to the county of Franklin eleven twenty-firsts, to the town of Sunderland five twenty-firsts, to the town of Deerfield four twenty-firsts, and to the town of Whately one twenty-first.

Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663