Eze

Eze is an Igbo word which means king. Such titles as Igwe, Ezeike and Obi, plus others, are used by the Igbo people of West Africa as royal titles. Igwe is derived from the Igbo word Igwekala or Eluigwekala, "the sky or heaven above the sky is higher or bigger than land", implying that the Eze is a higher servant of the people. Obi usually refers to the centre building for receiving visitors within an Igbo leader's or man's homestead. When used as a title of respect for the Eze, Obi implies: "the one who sits in the throne house or heart of the Kingdom."

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