Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ọba (“king, father”) + Idìo (“the sacred shrine of Odùduwà in Ife”), literally “Father of Idio”
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ọbadìo
- the title of the chief priest of the worship of Odùduwà as a divinity in the town of Ifẹ̀