pagati

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.

Word forms

pagati pagatis

Etymology

From Xhosa -phakathi (“council”) or iliphakathi (“chief's councilor”). Compare amapakati. Attested in English from the 19th century.

Related words

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