Maad
Title given to a male monarch by the Serer people of Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maad (in Serer, or Mad) is the title given to a male monarch by the Serer people of Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania.[1][2][3] In Serer royal history, the Maad possessed supreme power throughout Serer country.[4][5] The Maad was chosen from the royal lineage and crowned by the great Jaraaf (French: Diaraf) who was equivalent to a prime minister.[6] After his coronation, he would crown a member of his maternal family, usually his mother, sister,[7] maternal aunt, or wife as Lingeer (Queen).[8] The Serer titles Maad a Sinig (King of Sine) and Maad Saloum (King of Saloum) take their names from the radical Serer title Maad, and identifies which part of Serer country they rule.