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Trokosi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• trō kō sē

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

ritual servitude

Synonyms

Voodoosi