baalẹ

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) In pre-colonial Yoruba society, the head or ruler of a small village or a town. In modern day Nigeria, most baálẹ̀ have been recognized as a king of their own respective village.
 * 2) * Examples of modern day monarchs in Nigeria whom were originally baálẹ̀ include the of  and the  of, whom both answered to the
 * (proverb on authority)