Okyenhene
/ˌoʊtʃənˈhɛnɪ/noun
The paramount chief or traditional ruler of Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana.
Did you know?The title belongs to the Akan chieftaincy system, in which royal authority is traditionally linked to ancestral legitimacy, sacred stools, and the protection of communal land.
Etymological Timeline
Akan languages
Akan
hene
“Chief, ruler, or king”
Precolonial period
Akan
Okyem
“The name of the Akyem polity and its people”
Precolonial period
Akan
Okyem-hene
“Ruler or chief of Okyem”
19th–20th Century
English usage
Okyenhene
“The paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa”
Modern English
English
Okyenhene
“The traditional paramount ruler of Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana”
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