àdèlé
noun
/à.dè.lé/
Definitions
- a regent; (specifically) a female regent (usually the eldest daughter of the deceased monarch) who reigns on the throne until the kingmakers (Afọbajẹ) crown another king.
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dèlé (“to guard the home”), literally “One who guards the home (until the rightful owner comes)”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixdèléto guard the home
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “adele”.
Reference:
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