Trokosi
Trokosi · Trokosis · Trokosi
The practice of ritual servitude in parts of AfricaThe practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.
Meaning
2 sensesThe practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.
A person held in ritual servitude under this system.
2001, Mark Wisdom, The Trokosi System, FESLIM, PO Box 25, Adidome, Ghana The trokosi frequently complain that they were abused and dehumanized.
Origin
From the Ewe words tro (“god”) + kosi (“female slave”).From the Ewe words tro (“god”) + kosi (“female slave”).
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Forms
plural: Trokosis / TrokosiSynonyms
1 synonymsVoodoosi
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedritual servitude
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular