English Explanatory Dictionary

amapakati

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The council or inner circle of advisers of a chief in a Nguni society.
  2. A member of a council; a trusted adviser.

Word forms

amapakati amapakatis

Etymology

From Xhosa ama- (plural noun class marker) + -phakathi (“council”); compare pagati. Attested in English from the 19th century.

Related words

pagati
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