Ogboni

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba-speaking polities of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, as well as among the Edo people. It performs a range of political, religious and judicial functions.

Word forms

Ogboni

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ògbóni.

Synonyms

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