Eze

/Eze/

Gender: m

1. King

2. Priest. Eg. Eze-Udo is the High priest of the Udo deity; Eze-Ala is the priest of Ala deity; Eze Nri is the Chief priest of the Nri Kingdom.

3. A prefix deployed as identifier for holders of the Eze- class of Ozo title. Originally deployed in the same way a "Sir" is for knights in say, "Sir John"; but has become part of the name. e.g. Ezeokeke. See Ozo for more