ajẹlẹ
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom a- (“agent prefix”) + jẹ́ (“to be; to allow”) + ilẹ̀ (“land, ground”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editajẹ́lẹ̀
- (diplomacy) consul, district officer, resident
- (historical) an administrator on behalf of the Ọ̀yọ́ and later Ìbàdàn government. They supervised territories under the control of Ìbàdàn, and enforced the paying of tribute (ìṣákọ́lẹ̀)