amapakati

== English == === Etymology === From Xhosa ama- (plural noun class marker) + -phakathi (“council”); compare pagati. Attested in English from the 19th century. === Noun === amapakati (plural amapakatis) The council or inner circle of advisers of a chief in a Nguni society. A member of a council; a trusted adviser. === See also === pagati === References === “amapakati, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2005.