As amongst other East African herders, men are formed into named â??age setsâ??, and pass through a number of â??age gradesâ?? during the course of their lives. Married women have the same age grade status as their husbands. By becoming a member of an age set (teny) a man achieves full social adulthood (hirimo), although this may happen long after he has reached physical maturity. Members of the most recent set to be formed occupy the grade of rora, which may be translated as â??junior eldersâ??. When a new set is formed, the previous rora become bara, or â??senior eldersâ?? and the previous bara become karui, or â??retired eldersâ??.