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*    bably does not mean practical



*    ownership; he used to bring a



*    human sacrifice to the palm



*    tree once a year, the sacrifice



*    being performed at one palm



*    tree at Uhɛ̃ which is supposed to



*    stand on the spot where the first



*    palm tree grew (or to be the



*    same tree?). A praise-name is



*    Ezima n-uhɛ̃ n-ɔkp-ema ri‿awɔ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “Ezima of Uhɛ̃ who



*    has beaten the drum to eat awɔ”



*    (= obobo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]).



*ezɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] a repair, a defective place



*    made good; ezɔ na gĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] this



*    repair leaks; cf. zɔ 2 [ / ].



*Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a chief, the highest in



*    rank after the Ɔba; lives at



*    Uzɛbu [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], a quarter of Benin



*    City where he seems to enjoy



*    sovereign rights to a greater



*    extent than any other ruler in



*    the Bini country; in former



*    times the inhabitants of Uzɛbu



*    are even said to have seized men



*    from Benin City; he is the head



*    of the egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] sib (cf. ogie



*    [ ˩ ˩ ] “ruler” and esã [ ˥ ˩ ]



*    “Ishan”), and the Ezɔmɔs are



*    said to have been rulers of Ishan



*    once upon a time (though not



*    the first Ezɔmɔs); his messengers



*    are, or were, until a short time



*    ago, much respected in some



*    parts of the Ishan country. He



*    is considered to be the first war-



*    chief of the Binis, and as such



*    has the most powerful charms.



*    Every morning he sits on his



*    dais, calling down evil on the



*    enemies of Benin. The title is



*    hereditary; by Europeans he



*    is called Ojɔmɔ. A praise-name



*    is Ezɔmɔ N-uti [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. Yor.



*    ɔjɔmɔ or ojɔmɔ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*Ezɔti [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] name of an Ɔba.