Meaning of Ogboni | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a respected older male; gentleman, fellow colleague
2. 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.
   historical

Examples

“They consisted of three classes of chiefs, the Ògbóni in charge of administration, Pàràkòyì in charge of trade and commerce, and the Ológun, in charge of security and war, and their leaders were the Ìwàrẹ́fà.”

“(Ìjẹ̀bú)”

CEFR level