Ogboni

English Etymology en yo Ògbóni. Proper noun 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. en Osugbo Yoruba Etymology From yo ògbóni, from yo ò- gbó ẹni nominalizing prefix matured, experienced people The wise ones. Pronunciation Ògbóni Proper noun Ògbóni yo 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 yo Ẹdan, and in some towns, they were also the cult of the orisha yo Orò. They consisted of three classes of chiefs, the Ògbóni in charge of administration, yo Pàràkòyì in charge of trade and commerce, and the yo Ológun, in charge of security and war, and their leaders were the yo Ìwàrẹ́fà. yo Òṣùgbó (Ìjẹ̀bú) yo ẹgbẹ́ Ògbóni Derived terms yo ológbòóni A member of the Ogboni Descendants en Ogboni