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Definition of "obas" [obas]

  • Plural form of oba. (noun)

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Use "obas" in a sentence
  • "Some Benin kings, or "obas," paid Portuguese tutors to educate their children and kept artists at the palace to craft brass-cast artworks that touted Benin's wealth."
  • "Decline of the obas with a series of internal power struggles; slave trade temporarily disrupted 1720 but restored 1740s.."
  • "However, there are periodical reliefs, which enable them to return to their obas or encampments."
Words like "obas"
obsik