eze
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A traditional leader in Igbo communities in Nigeria
- noun
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eze
- The eze decided to hold a feast to celebrate the harvest season.
Examples
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...but these Rust-eze guys over there gave me my big break.
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Use Rust-eze and you too can look like me!
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On sleep-eze.
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I have sleep-eze.
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The osu becomes a hero, but he does not get the girl because he is killed in another valiant confrontation with evildoers, and the eze's daughter is left to mourn her lover.
Academic text (2001) -
In the traditional Igbo society, the eze was respected as the ruler of the community.
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During the meeting, the wise eze shared his thoughts on the importance of unity.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eze comes from the Igbo language and means 'king' or 'chief'. So an eze is a traditional village leader who wears beads, leads festivals, and helps settle problems, which is why the word refers to a community ruler.
