What do 'lurah' mean?

I have a question to the short story 'Nawat', from the book 'Tortall and other lands'. On page 108 Nawat is called lurah in crow language. Or I asume it is crow language.

Can anyone help me translate it into something in english, so that I can help a nine year old what it means?

Thank you in advance :-)

Magewhisper·3/24/2018

Lurah means "chief".

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Magewhisper·3/24/2018

From "Nawat", pg. 92: "As Nawat and Terai passed through, Nawat heard the man, the human, whisper, 'Congratulations, lurah.' (Chief.) The woman, who was a crow when needed, murmured, 'What, no eggs?'"

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HielandLass·4/1/2018

Lurah is leader or captain, I believe.

What do you think?