Woizero

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Woizero is an Ethiopian honorific title historically used for noblewomen, roughly equivalent to "Lady" or "Madam."

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Label Occurrences
Woizero canonical 4
Woizeroit 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian honorific title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
addressForm title placed before personal name ⓘ
associatedWith Ethiopian feudal system ⓘ
Ethiopian monarchy ⓘ
category Ethiopian titles ⓘ
honorific titles for women ⓘ
contrastedWith Weizeroit (title for unmarried noblewoman) ⓘ
culturalContext Ethiopian aristocracy ⓘ
culturalRole marker of respect toward women ⓘ
etymologyStatus derived from Amharic word for lady or madam ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
historicalUsage Imperial Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian Empire

pre-20th-century Ethiopia ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Amharic ⓘ
modernUsage still used as a respectful form of address in Ethiopia ⓘ
politenessLevel honorific ⓘ
regionOfUse Horn of Africa ⓘ
relatedTitle Ato ⓘ
Lij ⓘ
Woizeroit ⓘ
roughlyEquivalentTo Lady ⓘ
Madam ⓘ
script Geʽez script when written in Amharic ⓘ
semanticField forms of address ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ
socialStatusIndicated high social rank ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
usedFor noblewomen ⓘ
usedInCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
usedToAddress married woman of high status ⓘ

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