pitson.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtsəʊ/,

/ˈpiːtʃuː/, U.S.

/ˈpitsoʊ/,

/ˈpitʃu/, South African English

/ˈpiːtʃʊ/

Forms: 1800s peetsho, 1800s peetso, 1800s picho, 1800s piet-show, 1800s piet show, 1800s piicho, 1800s pitcho, 1800s pitsho, 1800s– pitso, 1900s– pitsu. Also with capital initial

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Etymons: Southern Sotho pitso; Northern Sotho pitšo.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho pitso and its cognate Northern Sotho pitšo.

A traditional Sotho gathering or conference, usually held in the village or the chief's meeting place; those people constituting this assembly. Cf. indaba n., kgotla n.

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

1822 J. Campbell Trav. S. Afr.: Narr. 2nd Journey I. 264 The other chief said they should come to the peetso all well powdered.

1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 408 The piicho or assembly remained sitting in easy conversation for nearly an hour longer.

1879 Queenstown Free Press (S. Afr.) 28 Oct. (Suppl.) The annual Pitso was held at Maseru on the 19th instant, about 10,000 being present.

1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. xx. 424 To-day the Pitso has lost much of its old importance.

1925 Brit. Weekly 4 June 211/3 The population of Basutoland is little over half a million, and the entire manhood must have ridden in to the Pitso.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 747/1 Matters of highest importance were discussed in the pitso, the national assembly, at which the poorest and meanest tribesman had equal right with the proudest to voice his opinion.

1983 P. Warwick Black People & S.Afr. War 65 At the pitso on 24 October he agreed..to abide by the decision to collect the new rate of hut tax.

2002 Africa News (Nexis) 16 Jan. He told the paper that he had started to hold pitsos with the electorate in various places and that he was satisfied that those he met comprehended the system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitso
释义	pitson. Brit. /ˈpiːtsəʊ/, /ˈpiːtʃuː/, U.S. /ˈpitsoʊ/, /ˈpitʃu/, South African English /ˈpiːtʃʊ/ Forms: 1800s peetsho, 1800s peetso, 1800s picho, 1800s piet-show, 1800s piet show, 1800s piicho, 1800s pitcho, 1800s pitsho, 1800s– pitso, 1900s– pitsu. Also with capital initial Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Etymons: Southern Sotho pitso; Northern Sotho pitšo. Etymology: < Southern Sotho pitso and its cognate Northern Sotho pitšo. A traditional Sotho gathering or conference, usually held in the village or the chief's meeting place; those people constituting this assembly. Cf. indaba n., kgotla n. 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 1822 J. Campbell Trav. S. Afr.: Narr. 2nd Journey I. 264 The other chief said they should come to the peetso all well powdered. 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 408 The piicho or assembly remained sitting in easy conversation for nearly an hour longer. 1879 Queenstown Free Press (S. Afr.) 28 Oct. (Suppl.) The annual Pitso was held at Maseru on the 19th instant, about 10,000 being present. 1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. xx. 424 To-day the Pitso has lost much of its old importance. 1925 Brit. Weekly 4 June 211/3 The population of Basutoland is little over half a million, and the entire manhood must have ridden in to the Pitso. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 747/1 Matters of highest importance were discussed in the pitso, the national assembly, at which the poorest and meanest tribesman had equal right with the proudest to voice his opinion. 1983 P. Warwick Black People & S.Afr. War 65 At the pitso on 24 October he agreed..to abide by the decision to collect the new rate of hut tax. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 16 Jan. He told the paper that he had started to hold pitsos with the electorate in various places and that he was satisfied that those he met comprehended the system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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