trokosi

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noun

The practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.

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Voodoosi
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Meanings

trokosi1

nountrokosi (plural trokosis or trokosi)

plural trokosis

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Trokosi.

Trokosi2

nounTrokosi (plural Trokosis or Trokosi)

plural Trokosis · alternative Troxovi

  1. The practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.

    Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of Ghana.

    1998, Ghana Criminal Code of 1960, Act 29, Amendment
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Voodoosi
Also see
ritual servitude

Origin

From the Ewe words tro (“god”) + kosi (“female slave”).

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APA

trokosi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trokosi

MLA

“trokosi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trokosi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trokosi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trokosi.

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