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Queen mother (Africa) S. Sahib-ul-Ma'ali; V. Vizier This page was last edited on 4 July 2023, at 09:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Honorific. For the grammatical use of honorifics in languages, see Honorifics (linguistics). An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title.
Oba means "ruler" in the Yoruba [1] [2] language. Kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and Togo, make use of it as a pre-nominal honorific.
Mwami (pronounced [mwɑmi, mŋɑmi]) is an honorific title common in parts of Central and East Africa.The title means chief or tribal chief in several Bantu languages. It was historically used by kings in several African nations, and is still used for traditional kings or rulers of regions within several African nation-states.
Great Wife, otherwise appearing in West Africa as Senior Wife, [1] is an honorific applied to the principal female spouse in African polygynous unions. It is widely used by contemporary royal and aristocratic wives in states throughout the modern continent as a synonym for consort (e.g., Mantfombi Dlamini of eSwatini, who once served as the chief consort of a Zulu King, bore it as a title).
The British honours system became applicable to South Africa as colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century. From the 1870s onwards, colonial politicians and other public figures featured in the semi-annual honours lists, and during colonial wars and the Anglo-Boer War, the colonial military forces received decorations from the British government.
t. e. A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. A portrait of a Koli tribal chief of Dahewan in Gujarat, India.
African noble families (5 C, 3 P) African noble titles (15 P) C. Cameroonian traditional rulers (38 P) E. Egyptian nobility (3 C, 18 P) Ethiopian nobility (3 C, 45 P) M.