pagatin.

Brit.

/pəˈɡɑːti/,

/pəˈkɑːti/, U.S.

/pəˈɡɑdi/,

/pəˈkɑdi/, South African English

/pəˈɡɑːti/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, pagatis.

Forms: 1800s pacati, 1800s pagate, 1800s phakathi, 1800s– pagati, 1800s– pakati. See also amaphakathi n.

Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Xhosa -phakathi, iphakathi.

Etymology: < Xhosa -phakathi, stem of iphakathi chief's councillor, adviser, agent. Compare amaphakathi n.

South African. rare (now historical).

In traditional Nguni societies: an adviser to a tribal chief; a member of a tribal council. Cf. amaphakathi n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor > other types of

preconsultor1609

co-assessor1644

adviser1752

legal adviser1788

pagati1803

legal advisor1825

investment adviser1853

referendary1876

tipster1884

economic adviser1907

1803 J. T. van der Kemp in Trans. London Missionary Soc. 1 436 He [sc. Ngqika] has his counsellors (pagati) who inform him of the sentiments of his people.

1837 J. M. Bowker Speeches & Sel. 5 Aug. in Voorloper (1976) I. 43 A pakati, from the Drift, states two men of Pato's were at Seyolo's place when the Fingo cattle were divided.

1864 J. M. Bowker Speeches & Sel. 13 in Voorloper I. (1976) 43 The officer shall send a messenger with him to the Pakati who may be stationed nearest to the said spot, which pakati shall be bound to cause such persons to be safely conducted to the station of the Resident Agent.

1901 Sir H. Smith Autobiogr. II. 75 If he is very rich, the chief and his pagati, or councillors, are satisfied with ‘eating him up’ (the native expression for having all one's property confiscated under an accusation of witchcraft).

1956 F. C. Metrowich Valiant but Once 17 This intelligence having been brought to a chief..one of his counsellors (pagati) instantly suggested that the opportunity which now presented itself for striking a decisive blow was too good to be lost.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pagati
释义	pagatin. Brit. /pəˈɡɑːti/, /pəˈkɑːti/, U.S. /pəˈɡɑdi/, /pəˈkɑdi/, South African English /pəˈɡɑːti/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, pagatis. Forms: 1800s pacati, 1800s pagate, 1800s phakathi, 1800s– pagati, 1800s– pakati. See also amaphakathi n. Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Xhosa -phakathi, iphakathi. Etymology: < Xhosa -phakathi, stem of iphakathi chief's councillor, adviser, agent. Compare amaphakathi n. South African. rare (now historical). In traditional Nguni societies: an adviser to a tribal chief; a member of a tribal council. Cf. amaphakathi n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor > other types of preconsultor1609 co-assessor1644 adviser1752 legal adviser1788 pagati1803 legal advisor1825 investment adviser1853 referendary1876 tipster1884 economic adviser1907 1803 J. T. van der Kemp in Trans. London Missionary Soc. 1 436 He [sc. Ngqika] has his counsellors (pagati) who inform him of the sentiments of his people. 1837 J. M. Bowker Speeches & Sel. 5 Aug. in Voorloper (1976) I. 43 A pakati, from the Drift, states two men of Pato's were at Seyolo's place when the Fingo cattle were divided. 1864 J. M. Bowker Speeches & Sel. 13 in Voorloper I. (1976) 43 The officer shall send a messenger with him to the Pakati who may be stationed nearest to the said spot, which pakati shall be bound to cause such persons to be safely conducted to the station of the Resident Agent. 1901 Sir H. Smith Autobiogr. II. 75 If he is very rich, the chief and his pagati, or councillors, are satisfied with ‘eating him up’ (the native expression for having all one's property confiscated under an accusation of witchcraft). 1956 F. C. Metrowich Valiant but Once 17 This intelligence having been brought to a chief..one of his counsellors (pagati) instantly suggested that the opportunity which now presented itself for striking a decisive blow was too good to be lost. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1803
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