"Ogboni" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

IPA: /ò.ɡ͡bó.nĩ̄/ Forms: Ògbóni [canonical]
Etymology: From ògbóni, from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbó (“matured, experienced”) + ẹni (“people”), literally “The wise ones”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ò-|gbó|ẹni|lit=The wise ones|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=matured, experienced|t3=people}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbó (“matured, experienced”) + ẹni (“people”), literally “The wise ones” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Ògbóni|head2=}} Ògbóni, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Ògbóni}} Ògbóni, {{yo-prop|Ògbóni}} Ògbóni
  1. (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. Tags: historical Synonyms: Òṣùgbó, ẹgbẹ́ Ògbóni Derived forms: ológbòóni (english: A member of the Ogboni)
    Sense id: en-Ogboni-yo-name-gdaJoQtv Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with o-

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