Ògbóni
name
/ò.ɡ͡bó.nĩ̄/
Definitions
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In precolonial Yorubaland, a male secret society of chiefs that performed religious, judicial, and legislative functions, including the advising and checking of a monarch. They were also the main worshippers of the orisha Ẹdan, and in some towns, they were also the cult of the orisha Orò.
They consisted of three classes of chiefs, the Ògbóni in charge of administration, Pàràkòyì in charge of trade and commerce, and the Ológun, in charge of security and war, and their leaders were the Ìwàrẹ́fà.(Ìjẹ̀bú)
Etymology
From ògbóni, from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbó (“matured, experienced”) + ẹni (“people”), literally “The wise ones”.
Component words
ò-nominalizing prefix
gbómatured, experienced
2 entries are spelled “gbó”. The etymology calls it “matured, experienced”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
gbó
to bark (like a dog)
gbó
to be old
ẹnipeople
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “people”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
Descendants
OgboniEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ogboni”.
Reference:
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