Ogboni
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editOgboni
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom ògbóni, from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbó (“matured, experienced”) + ẹni (“people”), literally “The wise ones”.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editÒgbóni
- (historical) 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.
- Synonym: Òṣùgbó (Ìjẹ̀bú)
- Synonym: ẹgbẹ́ Ògbóni
Derived terms
edit- ológbòóni (“A member of the Ogboni”)
Descendants
edit- English: Ogboni