eze

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noun

A chief of the Igbo people.

OriginIgbo eze →
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Meanings

eze1

nouneze (plural ezes)

plural ezes

  1. A chief of the Igbo people.

Eze2

proper nounEze (plural Ezes)

plural Ezes

  1. An Igbo surname.

    The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right.

    2025 May 17, David Hytner, “Crystal Palace stun Manchester City to win FA Cup amid drama and Henderson controversy”, in The Guardian
  2. A unisex given name.

Origin

eze · noun

  1. Igboeze
  2. Englisheze

Borrowed from Igbo eze.

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Eze · proper noun

  1. Igboeze
  2. EnglishEze

From Igbo eze.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

eze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eze

MLA

“eze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eze.

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