Ologun

English Etymology From en yo ológun. Noun s * A member of the social class of warrior chiefs in Yoruba society. en 1988 Robert Sydney Smith Kingdoms of the Yoruba Univ of Wisconsin Press 9780299116040 128 The real rulers of the town and its dependencies were the war chiefs, the Ologun, overshadowing the Ogboni en 1996 John Pemberton; Funso S. Afọlayan Yoruba sacred kingship: "a power like that of the gods" Smithsonian Inst Pr Early in the morning of the third day, known as Osetita, Aworo Ose was led by Chief Oloyin, an Ologun warrior chief, to shrines along the roads leading into Ila. en 1997 Sandra T. Barnes Africa's Ogun: Old World and New Indiana University Press 9780253210838 112 Throughout the next four days the Ologun chiefs feasted one another in accordance with their rank. en 1997 Sandra T. Barnes Africa's Ogun: Old World and New Indiana University Press 9780253210838 117 FIGURE 6.5. The Qrangun-Ila wearing the Ologun crown and greeting Ila's chiefs during Iwa Ogun. en countable A Yoruba warrior chief. en 1982 Jide Oguntoye Too cold for comfort Why the Ologuns decided to observe this tradition had beaten his imagination. The distance between Ibadan and Abeokuta ought to constitute enough check on them. en 1984 Ẹgba Chieftaincy Handbook An Ologun or Olorogun usually wears an unusually long cap. en 1998 I. A. Akinjogbin War and Peace in Yorubaland, 1793-1893 Heinemann Educational Books 9789781294976 The strength of a state depended on the number and strength of its Ologun war chiefs, while the strength of an Ologun depended on the number of the soldier-slaves he commanded. en 2008 Bonny Ibhawoh Imperialism and Human Rights: Colonial Discourses of Rights and Liberties in African History SUNY Press 9780791469248 102 52 The newspaper reported that at the meeting in Abeokuta, a local chief, the Asipa of Egba and the official spokesman of the Ologuns (traditional war chiefs) summed up popular objection to colonial land reform proposals. en 2009 O. T. A. Omi OLO oshun Pataki of Orisa and Other Essay's for Lucumi Santeria Lulu.com 9780557083763 As fate would have it, an Ologun who had been on patrol in the area saw the commotion and rescued the Old man with the cane. Anagrams en glnoou Luongo oulong