Definition of "maat"

maat¹

noun
plural maats
1. (South Africa, slang) mate; buddy
  Quotations
  A lot of my maats went west.
  2007, William Higham, The Hammarskjold Killing, page 226

maat²

noun
uncountable
1. (philosophy, historical) the ancient Egyptian concept of justice, order, and harmony.