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).
[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] In the Akan tradition and Akan chieftaincy, the child of a king or chief does not ascend the throne when his or her father dies due to their Matrilineal inheritance and succession.
[4][8][9] The title is maintained even when their fathers (the king) passes on.