Etymology

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Today it means: An adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society. Full definition →

Xhosa -phakathi
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  1. Xhosa · borrowed from-phakathi“council”
  2. English todaypagati

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.