ọṣìn
noun
/ɔ̄.ʃĩ̀/
ọ̀ṣín (canonical), ọṣì (alternative)
Definitions
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king, leader; the first person to a location
Ògún lákáayé ọṣìn imọlẹ̀ Ògún lákáayé, leader of the deities
Etymology
Among the archaic terms for "king," "monarch," or "leader," originally widespread in most Yoruba dialects, now mainly restricted to oral poetry (oríkì), songs of deities like Ògún, and use in old Ìjẹ̀bú names and surnames like Ọ̀ṣínbàjò or Ọ̀ṣínnọ́wọ̀.
The term seemed to have been used quite commonly among the Ìjẹ̀bú, while it has been archaic in most other dialects, (especially the non-nasalized form ọṣì).
See òdío, which is a similar archaic term for king among the Èkìtì and Ìkàrẹ́ people.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọṣin”.
Reference:
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