o- (mu/ba) war veteran. The Ugandans who took part in World War 2 belonged to the 7th Army. The number ‘seven' used to appear on the sleeves of their uniforms, cf. sevena.

See the explanation under omuseveni.

-ekulisa (-ekulisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. congratulate oneself; celebrate (an occasion). Omuseveni bwe yadda eka yekulisa olutalo. When the serviceman came home he celebrated (his return from) the war.