Ẹlẹ́mọ
Pronunciation
Meaning of Ẹlẹ́mọ
1. The title of the third highest ranking chief in many Yoruba towns. 2. A shortening of titles like Ẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́ or Ẹlẹ́mọrò.
Extended Meaning
The title Ẹlẹ́mọ is often the third highest ranking title in many traditional Yorùbá chieftaincy councils, especially in Èkìtì and Ìjẹ̀ṣá towns, with the order being (O)lísà or (O)rísà, Ọ̀dọ̀fin, and Ẹlẹ́mọ, with variations in specific circumstances. Thus the Ẹlẹ́mọ is often praised as "òpó kẹ́ta Ì(w)àrẹ, "the third pillar in the chieftaincy council." (Ìàrẹ). Sometimes linked to places called Ìlẹmọ, thus the title may mean, "ruler of Ìlẹmọ." Also see titles like Ẹlẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́, Ẹlẹ́mọrò, Sẹ́lẹmọ, chieftaincy titles in several towns that may originally derive from this term or position.
Morphology
oní-ẹmọ
Geolocation
Common in:
ILESHA
EKITI
AKURE