单词 | lekgotla |
释义 | lekgotlan. In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society). 1. An enclosure or public space where community assemblies take place; = kgotla n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of moot-stowOE moot-hill?c1425 lekgotla1897 1897 Chron. London Missionary Soc. Feb. 30/2 Sebele's house..stands in the centre. Opposite, and close by, is a large wooden enclosure called the ‘lekgotla’, where all political meetings are held, and where the chief sits to hear all disputes. 1907 C. Mackintosh Coillard of Zambesi, 1858–1904 xxi. 385 At the critical moment of the negotiations,..Khama's ambassador, Makoatsa, entered the lekhothla with his suite. 1923 G. H. Nicholls Bayete! 98 The Queen..began to enter the Lekhothla. The chiefs stared aghast at this breach of their customs. 1965 R. Hall Zambia iii. 77 The first person to greet Johnston was George Middleton, who was living near the king, and later they went across to the lekhothla or royal courtyard. 1986 G. Winai-Ström Migration & Devel. iii. 62 Successive compromises, through discussions at the lekhotla, the village meeting place and court, chaired by the chief or his advisor. 2. a. A traditional court of law consisting of village members; (in later use) = makgotla n. 1. Cf. kgotla n. 2a. ΚΠ 1938 I. Schapera Handbk. Tswana Law & Custom xvi. 279 There exist in every Tswana tribe several grades of court (lekgotla) at which cases are tried and whose decisions are legally binding. 1949 Amer. Anthropologist 51 302 The courts were..‘designed to suit the psychology, habits and uses of the Bantu, creating as nearly as possible the atmosphere of the lekgotla, to the arbitrament of which they have from time immemorial been accustomed to submit their disputes’. 1984 Frontline (S. Afr.) Feb. 13 The Ward Four lekgotla, started in 1977 after a local woman was assaulted by a man who although turned in to the police was released and not prosecuted. 2000 Currect Anthropol. 41 75/1 Lekgotla, or township courts,..emphasize punishment and retribution. b. A meeting, an assembly; esp. a gathering of the people of a village or community to discuss important issues; = kgotla n. 2a.Also in wider use in South African English. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > African tribal pitso1822 imbizo1877 kuta1943 lekgotla1975 1975 S. J. Jingoes et al. Chief is Chief by People viii. 216 Any boy growing up in Lesotho in my time absorbed knowledge about the laws of his country..because from an early age, he joined the men at the village lekhotla. 2005 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 13 Feb. 4/6 Finding of research on social wages presented to Cabinet lekgotla in January. 2016 R. Grotenhuis Nation-building as Necessary Effort in Fragile States x. 164 In a Lekgotla all members of the community come together to discuss issues that are vital for the community. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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