Oheneba is a regal rank given to both female or male child of a king or chief. It is the equivalent of prince or princess (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen).
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Most often, the term has been used for the child of a king, or for the daughter of a king.[1][2][3][4]
The twi word derives, via the twi and akan word ohene, meaning "the chief or king" and ''ba'' also via a twi and akan word, meaning child, with the two meaning the ''chief's child'' or the ''king's child''.[3][2][1]
- ^ a b Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881). A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i): With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects. Evangelical Missionary Society.
- ^ a b Studies, University of Ghana Institute of African (1966). Research Review - Institute of African Studies. Institute of African Studies.
- ^ a b Boateng, Joe. A (2009). The Royal In-Law. Switzerland: Integritas Services. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7978-0026-7.
- ^ History in Africa. African Studies Association. 2004.