Omanhenen.

Brit.

/ˌəʊmɑːnˈhiːni/, U.S.

/ˌoʊmɑnˈhini/

Forms: 1900s– Omanhen, 1900s– Omanhene, 1900s– Omanhin. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Akan. Etymon: Akan ɔmãŋhéne.

Etymology: < Akan ɔmãŋhéne chief, king < ɔmãŋ community + -héne chief. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·manhene) /ˈəʊmænheɪneɪ/.

Among the Akan peoples of West Africa: a paramount chief of a state or district, under whom are lesser chiefs of villages.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > African paramount chief

paramount chief1844

Omanhene1905

1905 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 4 292 In the Akwapim country the stools are kept in a special room in the compound of the Omanhin (father of his country, i.e. headchief).

1909 D. Moore & F. G. Guggisberg We Two in W. Afr. xi. 146 I met my first omanhin at Tarkwa—‘king’ he would have been called some years ago but his title is not officially recognised now, the head chief of a tribe being known by the native equivalent of omanhin.

1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti xxii. 264 I am greatly indebted to an Ashanti chief, Osai Bonsu, Omanhene of Mampon, for permitting his drummer to drum this complete history into a phonograph.

1959 A. Abbs Ashanti Boy i. 17 That was nothing strange to a conscientious Omanhene to whom the family in its widest sense meant ‘the tribe’.

1980 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 21 303 His dealings with..the ‘King Abaan’ who was probably the Omanhene of Agona.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omanhene
释义	Omanhenen. Brit. /ˌəʊmɑːnˈhiːni/, U.S. /ˌoʊmɑnˈhini/ Forms: 1900s– Omanhen, 1900s– Omanhene, 1900s– Omanhin. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Akan. Etymon: Akan ɔmãŋhéne. Etymology: < Akan ɔmãŋhéne chief, king < ɔmãŋ community + -héne chief. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·manhene) /ˈəʊmænheɪneɪ/. Among the Akan peoples of West Africa: a paramount chief of a state or district, under whom are lesser chiefs of villages. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > African paramount chief paramount chief1844 Omanhene1905 1905 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 4 292 In the Akwapim country the stools are kept in a special room in the compound of the Omanhin (father of his country, i.e. headchief). 1909 D. Moore & F. G. Guggisberg We Two in W. Afr. xi. 146 I met my first omanhin at Tarkwa—‘king’ he would have been called some years ago but his title is not officially recognised now, the head chief of a tribe being known by the native equivalent of omanhin. 1923 R. S. Rattray Ashanti xxii. 264 I am greatly indebted to an Ashanti chief, Osai Bonsu, Omanhene of Mampon, for permitting his drummer to drum this complete history into a phonograph. 1959 A. Abbs Ashanti Boy i. 17 That was nothing strange to a conscientious Omanhene to whom the family in its widest sense meant ‘the tribe’. 1980 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 21 303 His dealings with..the ‘King Abaan’ who was probably the Omanhene of Agona. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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