Trokosi

See also: trokosi

English

Alternative forms
  • Troxovi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • enPR: trō kō sē

Noun

Trokosi (plural Trokosis or Trokosi)

  1. The practice of ritual servitude in parts of Africa.
    • 1998, Ghana Criminal Code of 1960, Act 29, Amendment:
      Trokosi is practiced in the southern Volta Region of Ghana.
  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
  • Voodoosi

Translations
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