isigodlo, noun

/isiˈɡɔːɮɔ/
Forms:
Also isigodhlo, isigohlo.
Origin:
IsiZulu.
The Zulu king’s private enclosure within the royal kraal, containing the huts of his wives and children.
1835 A.F. Gardiner in J. Bird Annals of Natal (1888) I.The road branched off, one path leading to the principal gate of the town, and the other to the ‘Isigodhlo’, or King’s quarter.
1855 J.W. Colenso Ten Weeks in Natal 108The fence..separated the isiGodhlo, or royal parts, from the central area.
1857 J. Shooter Kafirs of Natal 116The isi-gohlo, or palace..which is appropriated to the king and the women of his family, is furnished with several huts.
1898 B. Mitford Induna’s Wife 32With these words Umzilikazi rose and retired within the isigodhlo.
1949 O. Walker Proud Zulu (1951) 10During his 40 years in Zululand Dunn acquired great wealth in cattle...and girls from the Zulu king’s own isigodhlo or harem who were presented to him as gifts.
1983 Pace Dec. 85Even in a changed form..the isigodlo or forecourt, which they have used, sadly seems to be missing from their architecture in the homeland.
The Zulu king’s private enclosure within the royal kraal, containing the huts of his wives and children.
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