osun.

Brit.

/ˈɒsuː/,

/ˈəʊsuː/, U.S.

/ˈɑsu/,

/ˈoʊsu/, West African English

/oˈsu/, /ˈosu/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, osus.

Origin: A borrowing from Igbo. Etymon: Igbo òsú.

Etymology: < Igbo òsú person dedicated as a slave to the service of a god, or whose ancestors were so dedicated. Compare: 1938 G. T. Basden Niger Ibos (1966) 246 The word ‘Osu’ means ‘slave’, but one distinct from an ordinary slave (oru) by the fact that he is the property of a god; in plain language ‘a living sacrifice’.1947 M. M. Green Igbo Village Aff. (1964) 24 Originally these osu or their ancestors were free-born but were bought..and offered as a slave to some deity... Henceforward the osu would serve the diety..and from this time the osu and their descendants would become part of a class apart.

In West Africa: a person belonging to a class of cult slaves in traditional religion, and therefore treated as an outcast; an untouchable.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > person of the lowest class > in West Africa

osu1938

1938 G. T. Basden Niger Ibos (1966) 253 It were better for the ordinary man to keep apart from the ‘osus’ lest he fall into trouble.

1958 C. Achebe Things fall Apart xviii. 140 These outcasts, or osu, seeing that the new religion welcomed twins and such abominations, thought that it was possible that they would also be received.

1960 Spectator 21 Oct. 616 He falls in love with Clara, an osu or ‘untouchable’.

1973 Black World June 39/2 This..explains the violent objection of the clansmen to Obi marrying an osu (a cult-slave; for this reason ostracized from the normal life of the village).

1986 T. O. Echewa Crippled Dancer i. ii. 29 Those who used to be first have now become last. The osu's and former slaves now rule the place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	osu
释义	osun. Brit. /ˈɒsuː/, /ˈəʊsuː/, U.S. /ˈɑsu/, /ˈoʊsu/, West African English /oˈsu/, /ˈosu/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, osus. Origin: A borrowing from Igbo. Etymon: Igbo òsú. Etymology: < Igbo òsú person dedicated as a slave to the service of a god, or whose ancestors were so dedicated. Compare: 1938 G. T. Basden Niger Ibos (1966) 246 The word ‘Osu’ means ‘slave’, but one distinct from an ordinary slave (oru) by the fact that he is the property of a god; in plain language ‘a living sacrifice’.1947 M. M. Green Igbo Village Aff. (1964) 24 Originally these osu or their ancestors were free-born but were bought..and offered as a slave to some deity... Henceforward the osu would serve the diety..and from this time the osu and their descendants would become part of a class apart. In West Africa: a person belonging to a class of cult slaves in traditional religion, and therefore treated as an outcast; an untouchable. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > person of the lowest class > in West Africa osu1938 1938 G. T. Basden Niger Ibos (1966) 253 It were better for the ordinary man to keep apart from the ‘osus’ lest he fall into trouble. 1958 C. Achebe Things fall Apart xviii. 140 These outcasts, or osu, seeing that the new religion welcomed twins and such abominations, thought that it was possible that they would also be received. 1960 Spectator 21 Oct. 616 He falls in love with Clara, an osu or ‘untouchable’. 1973 Black World June 39/2 This..explains the violent objection of the clansmen to Obi marrying an osu (a cult-slave; for this reason ostracized from the normal life of the village). 1986 T. O. Echewa Crippled Dancer i. ii. 29 Those who used to be first have now become last. The osu's and former slaves now rule the place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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