(East lnd1a Aft'a1rs)

GLOSSARY
TO

The FIFTH REPORT from the Select Commtttee

appomted to enqmre mto the present State of the
Affaus of The East lndza Company ;-whtcll Ueport
was made on the 28th day of July, m the last SessiOn
of Parhament.

Orrlered, 1Jy The House of Commons, to lie pnnteJ,

27 Aprzl 1813

PREFACE EXPLANATORY

T HE

numerous Onental Tenns occurrmg m the Filth Report and 1t's

Appendix, have been adopted from most of the languages current throughout INDIA -from Aralnc, Perszan, Sanslmt, Hzndustany, Bengaly, Telmga.
Tamu~

Canara, and Malabar 1 and a few from Turlczsh and Malay In spellmg
'
'
them, httle attention has been prud to correctneqs or consistency Tlus has
ansen, m some degree, from there bemg no fixed rules for the notation of Onental
terms m the letters of our 1mperfect alphabet, every one spelling according to Jus
ear' but

ma greater degree, from the Ignorance or mattentwn of the Native

clerks, employed m the pubhc offices m India to copy the transactions of the
East-India Company.

To gtve an instance or the confusion occaswned from

these crrcumstances, the word wh1eh, accordmg to 1t's form and sound m Arabzc,
should be wntten Mahdl (A j~..c<), the first vowel short, and the last long,
occurs under no less than e1ght d.Uferent shapes, not one of willch

IS

correct

upon any system of orthogtaphy, 'Vzz Ma~ Maa~ Malz~ Melzal, Melzaa~
Melzau~ Mha~

same term

IS

and Molzaul.

A great many {)ther mstanoes occur where the

vanously spelt, and often m the srune page

In collectmg and arrangmg the words herem to be explruned, 1t hence

became necessary that they should be exillb1ted under therr vanous spellings,
however mcorrect, JUSt as they appear m the prznted Report and Appendix, but

m order to remedy tl1e evil above complruned of, an attempt has been made to
trace each word to 1t's source, to exh1b1t 1t m It's genume character, as far as
Types could be procured for that purpose, and to convey It's true pronunciation 111 the ltal1c character, upon a plan 9f n9tatJ.on dlfferwg but httle from that
lrud

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PREFACE EXPLANATORY

Ia1d down by Sir WII.LrAlll JoNEs m the begmmng of the first volume of the
A$lallC Transactrom, and whtch has been successfully followed by others m the
subsequent volumes of that work.

Th1s plan, wluch has at least umformtty to

recommend 1t. cons1sts chtefly m avmd1ng the use of the double vowels ee and oo,
by subsbtul:lng for them

and u With the Ita/zan pronunc1at1on, and m

d1st1ngUJshmg the long vowels from the short by the use of the acute accent.

Thus a, .e, ' o, u, are to be pronounced short, and

a, e, i, b, u,

long, and

both as by the Itahans.

Many words m tlus Glossary could not be traced to thetr ongm , and
a few occur m the Report and .Appendix, which wz1l not be found m the
Glossary, because, neither thetr etymology, nor their tecluncal apphcatJ.on, could
be satlsfactonly explamed

It has also been part of the plan to giVe the radteal

and common acceptatlon of every term, as well as the qffiaal and techlllCal
apphcatJ.on of 1t , whenever tlus, or any other part of the scheme has failed,
1t

15

attnbutable to the want of knowledge, and tmte, for further research,

to supply that deficiency.

ABBREVIATIONS

A stands for
B

c
H ..

Arab1c
Bengaly
Canara
Hmdustany

Malay

MAL

Malabar

Persan

Sanknt.

TAM

TamuL

T&L

Telmga

Turkh

tHARLI:S WILKINS,

GLOSSAR1.

AKT

ABWAB,

(A r....>\,>1 ab!Ldb, plur

of'-'~

bdb, a gate,

door, way)
Items of taxation, ccsses, Imposts, ta~es
Th1s term IS partcuhtly used to dt>tingmsh
the ta"<es unposed subsequentlr to the csta' bbshment of the asml, or olguMl standard
rent, m the natute of addtttons thcteto In
n>any J>laces they had been conooltdated mth
the assul, and a new "\tandnrd assumed as the
bas1s of succeedmg lmposJlwn l\Iany nerc
levted on the Zemmdars as the pnce of forbeat ance, on the part of government, from

detatled mvestigations mto th01r ptofits, or

tctual recetpts, from the lands, accordmg to
the luzstabood v AssuL, FouznAaav, ABwAB, and HAsT ABOOD
ABWAB COSSIM KHAN,

(P u6. !""'!. ";'\:>1 ablLdb-z-Kdslm Khdn)

Abwab or cesses mtroduced by Cossun Alt.
Kllan v ABWAB

ABWAB JAFFIER KHAN,

(P u6. .fX>" '-;'\:>1 abwab i-Jaifar Khdn)

Abwab or cesses mttoduced by Jaffier Khan
y

ABWAB

A.BWAB 'lOUB iDARRY,

(P o.,,.<).J o~.~_,.. 7\:>l abwdb-z-subaluldrz)

Abwab or cesses of the soubadarry

New
and perpetual Imposts leHcd by the uuthouty
of the provmctal goveinots
ABKARRY,
(P o,f.J'Ci db kdr{, f om ._;j db water, and

kdri manufacture)

Taxes or duties on the manufacture and sale

of spU"ttuous !Jquont, and mtoxtcatmg dt ugs
ADAWLU'l.',
(A .......ll~ ::.addla')
J ustJce, eqmty , a court of JUhce -N B
The te1ms
..;~ 0.J ~l.l.:-

(s ~ adl11-kdri from

3f'f\r ad/11

Cifi1'U

over, and
kdrl agent)
A governor or upermtendcpt, or any tlnn~
rc!atmg to a supertor A term apphed to >Jl~es where au wdt>Jdual holds the entue undiVIded estate
ADONI .TEMNUM
In lllalabar, a. lund of leasehold tenure,
where arhhcers, nod the bke, hold small spots
of gtound from RaJalzs and great men v AppendiX p 801
AGRAHAR\H,
~~.

(s

ag1allarah)

Who takes lhst, an eptthet g1ven to Bralmalls Rent-free VIllages held by Brahmans
AGRAHARAH, AGRAGHRAH, or AGRARAH VADIKY or VADIKTY,
Vtlhges of wluch the absolute proprietary
rght 1s chtefiy held by Bra/mums v Appendix,
p 826

AH UK, {by mtstake .\.HUX and AKH UC),

ABWAB SUJAH KHAN,

(A u6. ~ ':-''-"I abwdb-z-Shl!Jd:. Khdn)
Abu::ab or ce.scs mtroduced by Nabob S1yal
Ahan v AB'>lAB

...sj~

ADKARY,

::.adalat-z-dlu,dnz, and

..,.<).):>.~" ~\.l.:-

::.addlat t-j'aujddu

denote the ctvd and the crtmm,] rom ts of

JUltcc ' DEWA'i~Y and FouJllARR\

(P

~~

allak)

Lune One of the soubolldarriJ abwab or

taAes estahl1shed by All Verd Klwn for detiavmg the e1.pent!e of purchasmg lure at

Sylhet for the U>e of government ~ B

Sylhet 1s celebrated for stone hme
AKAMNAIIfAH, wrttten also AHAMNAMAH,

{P t..<IJ r~\ a/tkdm-ndmah)

'Vr1tten otders

Sultan

Assessment of Tlppoo

AKHERJ >\ UT,

(A <.::.>1>1,.>1 akhrdjdt plur of 'C;> k1tarqj)

Expense..,,

d~bm:,rmenb,,

chatges, chdlgl's

general
AKHERJ -\.UT -\.URUNG,

(P c...t) <-=;-b-1,.>1 aklmf;dt-z-ara11g)

Lxpenses of an aurnng or place wLere ~oods
are manufachu ed
Chc1rgcs for transporlh1.!4
salt to the pl1rc of vtlc, tor '' c1;hmen, erection of stmehousc..,, &.c &.c '

Aunl!'\G

AKTA or ATK \,

(A c_\!:..1 tkia:-)
Assognment of hnd
JA"1\Inr

(BJ

Jogl11re land

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1812) fiom Select Committee

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A~D

ATC

ALCHALICOO,
The mouldcrmg away of the banks between
the corn-fields

ANICOODY,
People who work m trade, as common work
men

ALTHAMGA,

ANNA,

(T 1....:.\T dltamgha).

(a Ll ana')

A royal grant m perpetmty , perpetual tenure An heritable Jagfnre m perpetUity v

The lGtl1 part of a rupee

ANWERS,
Horsemen

JAGHlR&

AMANUT DUFTER,

._,\.o\ amdnat-daftar, from A ARBAB,

..::-.>1..1 amdnat trust, deposit, and P j'.J
(A '-'") arbab plur of ~.J rahb).
daftar an office)
Lords, masters

(P _r.J

An office for deposits, or, perLaps, for recordmg the reports of Aumeens

AJIIEI:R,
A nobleman

Uwl<a or exchequer, called Mutseddzes (~

./)[utasaddl) q v

AMEER UL OMRAH,

(A !,Jir.\ amfr ul amra)

Noble of nobles, lord of lords An article
111 the rent roll called tumar ()\..~ tumar)
bemg a Jagfure appropr.a!ion ol the commander 1n chef, termed saree (..;\.> zcdt) 1 e
persondl, or, for hiS own benefit v .J AGHlRE

ASHAIII or AHSHAM,
(A I"\.!..... I ahshdm plural of~ has ham)
Retmucs, military pomp ani! parade, the
mdttary
ASHA \f OMLEH,

(A- .4: ,,.\.!.....\

AMLAH,

(A .4: ;.amalah).
Agents, officers, the ofucers of government
collec!ively A bead of zemmtlarry charges
N. B It lB somebmes wr~tten om/all v

A tl&IIL
ANAD-BUNGER or ANOD-BUNGER,

(a 3j iJ I~ aj31 ( andth-ba'lJar from s

3t"'lll!l aruf.tha lordless,

and

"131 (

banJar '' astc land)

\Vatc land w1thout a master or owner
Und1\1ded """tc or common v ANATHCE
A~AOEC,
:<3j:r."'f;:,-MIfc:F:~r-

anddc w1thout a begmmng)

Old waste land v ANA1'HE, of whtch

maJ, perhap, be anotbor spellmg

A~ ADEC

.AN~ TIU,C,

(s. 3{0fJ I~ anathzhavmg no lord, master,

or owner, from n~ ndtha a lord or
master~ 'IHth the privative 3j" a pre-fixed)
Old waste land lands not cultivated wthm
the memory of man
ANCHU'IINA or ANCHUMMA,
1 ~c name of nn order to the v11lage ae
countants m the Northern Crrcars to ascertam
the quantity of laud m tillau:e and of seed
SO\\ n, or to Vdlue the crops or-the cultivators
ANDOO,
tTAM

(A Jll.l '-'\,} arbdh-ul-mdl)

The qfficers of the treasure I:xtra allowances to the clerks and accountants of the

(A pi amir)

(s

ARBABULMAL,

iindu.)

ln lllalabnr, a cclc of 5ll>ty years v Ap

pcndu<, p 827

ah.shdm-z~amalah)

Retmues of the pubhc officers, whether for

protection or parade An article m the rent
roll called tumar Jammef, q v conss!ing of
Jag/nrc app1 opnahons for the support of
trbops for guards and garmons v JAG H ms
ASHAM SEPAYE,

,_A.....

(P
r\.!.....1 alt.sh.dm-zstpdhl)
Retm"ues of scld1ers, mu1tary pomp or parade Mhtary Jaghtre, or assignments of
land, for defraymg mthtary expenses
ASHRUF DEWAN VIZARAT,

(P ..::.:,~J y'Y--> '-'rl ashrqf-dlwdn-z-wr.zd-rat)

Pr1me mmtster of the wazarat, or office of
pnme mmster Hgh treasurer of the em.
pre

ASOPH,

(A .......,.\ dsif)
The pr~me m1 mster of Kmg Sohman, accordmg to the Arab1ans and Persmns A Iitle
giVen by Ttppoo Sullan to eertam c1v1l officers

ASSAL, wr1tteu also ASIL, AUSIL, A UZIL,

(-A

J...l

fUial)

Orrgm, root, foundahon , cap1tal stock,

prmepdl sum
Or1gmal rent, exclus1ve of
subsequent ceses

A&SUL TUl\fAR JAl\IMA,

(1' r::--,;1..):~1 asal-t-tumdr JamlU)
'fhe orrgmal amount accordmg to the rentroll called tumar v To >tAn JAH>IA
ATCHKUTT,
R1ce fields .Lands p1 epared for the eultUJ"e
ofrl<c

en the AB'a1rs of The EAST INDIA COMPANY

AUM
ATHALS,
Lands furmed or rented
ATTI,
The name of a deed by which the J alm~ars,
or hered1tary t<!nants of the soli m 1lfa/ahar,
pledge the1r lands, reservmg to themselves
two-thards of thear value, besides a eertatn
mterest therem, amountmg to about one-third
ATTl KEMPOORUM,
The name of a contract m )}falahar executed
when a hereditary tenant has occasiOn to borrow an additional sum on a mortgage v
ATTI

ATTI KULLY KANUM,

The name of a contract, or mortgage deed,
nearly synommou~ w1th ATTt q v
ATTI PER,
The name of a deed m Malabar, by wh1ch
an herewta17 tenant transfers the whole of his
mterest m h1s land to a mortgagee v Appendix, p 800
AUMANY, AUMAN! orAUMAN1I:,

(A <,~\..\ amdnl)..
Trust, charge Land m charge of an .dmeen,
or trustee, to collect Its revenue on the part
of government N B In the pemnsula the
term Js J,>artlcnl<lrly npphed to a settlement
under whtch the l:lovernment recenes 1ts share
of the produce of the lands from each cultivator m kmd, mstead of sllpulatmg for a pecumary commutahon, or farnnng tbem out to

mdtv!duals by llllages, or larger portions of

territory The same term appears to pre at! m
Be/tar
AUI\1EEN,

(A .r-"1 amin),
Trustee, commissioner A temporary col
lector, or suprav1sor, appomted to the charge
<>f a country on the removal of a Zemzndar,
or for any other particular purpose of local
Inveshgabon, or arrangement

Ani-BAH
AUMIL N U.IAH, or, as somehmcs llfltten
OMULN~MA,

(P

\.,~

uzmal-ndmah)

A wratten order or commission to an Atmul

or A.umzldar, q v also a commiSSion to tahe
possessiOn of any land m the name of govern
ment

AURUNG,

(P d.>) arang)
The place where goods are manufctured
A WURDAH NO VIS,
(P v-!.J' l<l;j\ awardah-navls)
A wr1ter or recorder of what Is brought
The tatle of certam accountants m the ceded
districts, to whom the fiur accounts of the
surveys were dehvered
AYACRET,
Total culbvable land
AYACUT,
Reputed measurement of land
pared for cultlvalton

Land pre

AYENGANDEAS,
PrmCipal men or members of a village The
establishment of a v11lage, as mamtamed for
conductmg the pubhc concerns of It

AYMi or AYMAH,

(A t.rl azmah)
Learned or religiOUS men A general de
s1gnanon of allowances to rehg~ous, and other
persons of the ll'luhammndan persuasiOn An
1tem m the muscorat (~~f.M maskurat) q v
AYMADARAN,
(P u~\..1 .t(l azmah-dardn plur of )..1 -4:\

a1mah-ddr)
Learned or religiOus persons who hold or
enJOY chantable donaltons An arbcle m the
muscorat. v AYMA.
AZl\fAYESH,

(P .P,.'-..) aztnayash)
Tr1al, exammabon

AUi\IIL,

(A.

J..~

.odnnl)

Agent, officer, nahve collector of revenue

Supermtendant of a diStrtct 01 dtvislon of a
c:ountry, e1ther on the part of the government,
Zemrndar, or renter, the same as AuMILDAn,
q v
AUMILDAR,

(P )..1J- .oamal-Jdr).
Agent, the holder of an office An mtendant
and collector of the revenue, of umtmg civil,
mihtary and financial powers, under the 11/uhammadan government v Au MIL N B 'l'he
terms
J.o~ ..dmzl and ).l~ .oamal-rldr
are synonymous
.A.UMILLY orAUMILY,
(P
&amali)
The harvest year v FrrsLY

J-

B.
BABOO,

(a ,.t. ~ bdbu).
Master, Sir A Hmdu title of respect pa"l
to men ot rank, or Jugb m office
BAGAHAT, or BA TYHAT, or BAUGAY
HER, or BAUGA YU'f,

(A

o.:,:\,\,

bdg!tJt)

Gardens; garden lands

BAIIADIRC,
(P .,>;<l~ baluJ.rlarz')
T'Ie name of a com A pagnda of a ccrtaan
value.

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1812)

from Select Comm1ttee

.BEG

BAZ

JJAJYHAT,
See BAG AI! AT

B.AZEE CURTCH,speltnboBAZEE KURCH

and BAJEH KHERCK,
(P ii.f>~ ba.t:.zi-ldtalach)
Sundry expenses Vnr10us contm"ent dJsbursemcnts, nod mdemmt.es alloweJ' to Zemrndar, m heu of all e>.penj;es, otbenVIse
unprov1ded for

BAKHSHJ,

BAZEE DUrFA,

BAJAUY,
The gr.un called mtilet
BAJEH h.HE!l.CH, or, by mtstake, KH:CRCK,
, BAZEE CtnTcll

(p

..# bal./1sld)

{P

J;'aymaster, commander m chtcf

BAKY,

(A

.j'u bdJd).

BAZEE JAMMA,

{P ~1.-S""" ba;z{ JUma:.) -

B >tKY KErFYET,
(P ~t.S ..su bdkl kifdyat).
Jlemammg profit, or surplus profit Tlte
balance of p10fit armn~ from the ortgmal
scllmg prtce of salt, before ~ppropriated to
mdlVIdual benefit but after\\ ards resumed,
and meorpm:ated mth tl.e puhhc re1 enue
BANG A,
A spectes of cotton.
BA~l,
we~ght

equal to eghty rupees

BANY\N,
(H

I.- ban:;d,

s 8f Pi 3'( bamj)

A llmdu mercbwt, or sbopl<eeper The

cor1 upt term ban;;an IS used lD Benlfal to designate the nahv.e "ho manages tne money
concerns of the European, and omellmes
erves htm as an mte1 preter At llladras the
ame descrJptlOn of person IS called Dubas!J,
a corrurtJon of Dw1-baslu, one wllo ean speak
two languages an mterpreter
BARIZ,
Rent A term used m .P111dzgul, eqwwl.ent
to Jumu, q v.
(H. b battd)
Deficteucy, dtbcaunt, allowance
, -t-o troops m the field.
BAUG\YHET,
BAGAIII\T.

BAUGAYUT,
v BAGAIIAT

BAUGAUM,
{s mJf bhdgam).
A share, or portion
E\ZAR,
(r ).J'u bJzdr)
Datly marl..et, or market place.
BAZEE,
(A

1\Itscellaneou~ total , a~.g"regate

ammg from sundry h~~ad.

Braluuans and othe1 s

\r

~ b~z)

Sundy, vanous, mscellancous.

if.JU""" ba;zl zamln)

Sundry, oi m1celhneous lands The term

IS pa1 tJculally 1pphed to uch lands as me
e>.empt from paJ J'lent of pubhc revenue, or
very lgl,tly 1oted, not only such as are held
by Bra!Jmans, or appropriated to the support
ot places of worlnp, &c, but also to tiJC lands
held by the ofhccJ s of government, such as
Zemmdnrs, Canongaes, Pu/uarnes, &c &c
N B '1 hew formerly ex1sted an ofhce for
reg1sterw~ these lands, called?.JI)"")U"""
b~ %JI.mtn daftar v Dun En

BEDRH-CUNDY,
PergunTIJl!t charge m Sgllzet for provuhng
mats, embalmg silL., and pacwng treasure sent
to Dehly
BEEBEE,
(H JI.S b{bt)
A ladj or gentlewoman.
BEEBEE NUZZER,
B

Allowance

of revenue
Lands held by

BAZEE ZAMEI:N,

(H

BATT A,

ba;:d daftalt)

Sundry 1tcms, varwu 1tems of taxation

Revenue denved fiom frwts, artlficel'b, &c.

Remamder, wl.at remams.

A cert:un

M-.J~

)'u'....t blbi-nazr, from H u'u' b{bl

lady, and A ).JJ nazr a present)

A _present to the lady An annual present to

the Begum or prmc1pal W1fe of the Cuddapttk
Na,-ob

BECG\RAH, and, by mistake, B4.YARAH

{r ~~ blgdra!t, from

)lt...J bl!.dr)

One who bas no work, an 1dle fellow 'lnc

Bcegaralls, J.n the penm.,.ula, are a wanderwrr
tnbe ot Seeks, who follow camps and
s10nally act as can tcr$.

oce:..

BEG>t,
(II

4L btg!td, a .corruption of the San-

skrtt term ~ vtgralw).

A l~nd meaurc equal, m Brngal, to aLout
the tlmd p11 t of nn ac1e, but vmymg Ill
dlffe1 cut provmces

BCGUM,

(r

f.- begam)

.A luy, p1mcess, woman <~f !ugh rank.

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Aff'a1t's of

The EAS f Ili."'DIA COMPANY.

JUC

BRO

BEHRY BUNDY,
v BuERY BuNDY

BILLA SHIRRET 0 MASRROO

(H ._h 'hhikhl from ~ lih!l.hah, a

corr~ptlon of the Sansknt word

'fiim

blukshd)
Beggmg, alms, charuy. An ttem of taxalton mcluded m the A ow AD, q v
BELLAD,

(A ..1lU bzldd plur of ,).\, balad)

1'6giOilS~

districts, countries

BENJARY,
- v BuNJARY.

llE)tY BUNDY,
'

v BHERY BuNnY.

(H o.#J..I~ bhdl/avl).
The ~11mmer h;>rvest
BRAY KII'ELAUT,
~ u\e> balta-1-T.I~tuat).
"T

Cost of robes ..,f honour called klt~lat A

cess, or co(\trlbnhon, levied to defray the
expense of proVIdmg such dre.ses, charged
under the head ::cr miJJ.Iwte, q ~
J,JHERY BUNDY, sjiclt also B:CRY BUNDY
-or BERRY BUNDY,
{ P o.#.)..J
bir-bandl)
Well-buddmg or repamng Allowances for
add11lon.U charges for rLpamng causewa)S and
embankments unpr<Wtded for otherwise, bemg
an ttem of the muscorat, q 11

.r

BHOGUM or BGGUM,

(s

Without shpulabon or hemg stipulated

Uncondtbonal, as applied toJaghlre grants
BILLER SHERIT,

(probably a corruptton of

mfr bhogam).

En.,oymcnt, pos~ston.
BHOGYADHI,

(s ~ bhagydtlt)
A. species of mortgage m Can~ra, SJgmtymg
,pledge 111 possesSion
BHOWLEY,

(probably a corruption of the Sanskrzt

word "ll \3<r4 bdTtulya abundance)
The te1 m, as appl1ed to land, ts used where
the produce of the harvest 1s divided between
the government and the culbvator
BHOWLEY KHEEL, '
Land recently brought mto culhvatton, of
the produce of wluch the cultivator has, 011
that account, a larger proportl~n

Unconditional
nooT

bzld

v BtLLA SnmRtT oMAsu-

BJLMUCTA,
By esbmnte A terrn u.ed tn the Nortltern
C11cars, for a kmd of tenure where the land ts
held at a very low rent

BIR.TI:BUSSIES or BIIUEBAUSSIES",
(H !.I"\.,...I brnJ-bd.sl) s lil::stq HfT
An mhab1tant of the d1stnct of Iltndaslnn
called BraJ A description of men, armed Wit It
Sl"ords and sl 1elds, employed by the Zemrntlars,
10 the 2! Pergum~alls, to guard lha1r property
nga111st Decozts or 1obbcrs

BIR'l' or BIRTE,
(u r.::J.1 btrt, a corruption of the Sanskrit
term C[ffr vntti)
A mamtenance A small spot of land on
winch a dtvellmg ts erected, genemlly witk
some ground around 1t1 often granted to Bralt
mans
BIRTE,
v BtllT

BISHNOWATTER,

(s

fcj bi!J iif I vu.hnutrd)

What ts d11e to the god fu/mu, grants of

land to Brahmans
,
BOGAMY,
The cluef of the left hand cast m the Drnthgul provmce
BOGUM,

(s ~ 'hh6gam).
EnJoyment, possession
BRAHMIN,

(s l1ij li$1"'' Brahman or Brdhmana denved from ~ Brahma the DIVImty).

A divme, a pnest
BRAHMINEE,

(s. iillwfl Brdhmanl).

BHOWLEY PAH,
Land which, havmg been long <lllbvated, tl1e
cultivator's share <1f the produce ts proportionably less than from BuowLET KuEEL, q v

BREMHADAY,
v BRUMADAYU>l

.BICE,

BROl\IUTTER,

(H V"!' bazs, s ~ varaya and~

vzs).
A man of the tltJrrl llmdu cast, \\ ho by bu t4

it a trader,

A l.;~ lU

shart)

brtya-Ld.si)

BHADOVY,

(r

r,

(A. J.,_r..J J._,:. :1.. !Jild shart wa masTn ut)

BEKEE,

c.~,

or a busbandman

A female of the Brnltmrn cast

(A corruption oJ s

iili$1'41 Bralzmatra).

For the use or Braluna Lands the produce

of whtch 1s apl>ropr.ated to Jlzndu temples,
and for the pe1lormance of rclgous norslup

(C)

GLQSS~RY to Vth Report (1812) fiom Select Cmnmittee

10

BYK-CAD

BUR
BRL 'rIll~ YU~f, ,mttenalsoBRBl\IIIADAY,
and BllUMADYA,

( s lSI(.'!

(t:!i

B1 altma-deyam)

'\\ lnt 1s due to Braflma Grants of land to

Brallmans for religious purposes
BRU,IADYA,
'l'he same as Bnu.rADAYU:U, q v
BUDRUCIU,
.u.J~

(A

badarkalt).

A convor, or guard upon the road A tax

for com oymg goods, protectmg the hgltways,
and attendmg to the mland navigatiOn

BURKI::NDOSSES,
v

BunGUNDASSEs

BURKONDOSSBS,
v BultGUND ASSES
BURGUND4.SSI:S, or BURKENDOSSES, or
BURKANDJ.ZES, or BURKONDOSSES,
(P ).l-tj ba1 k-anddz darter of hghtnmg)
ll!cn armed wth matchlocks
BURSAUT,
(H I.:)L_; barsdt a corruption of the

Sansknt term

BUKRSIAN .AZAM,

(P ~~ ~,.~\:.!-:" bakhshzydn-z-a;zam)
The mo~t exalted commanders
A Jaglure

app1opuatlon so called, for the support of the

commanders of the royal ariDleS

"" varshartu, com-

"

J>ounded of qr:;ij varshd ram, and ~

r1tu season)
The nuny season1 the penodicnl rruns

BULLA,
Probably a m1staJ.e for BuTTA, q v

BUTTA, written also by m1stake BULLAS,

A certam land measure, called also GooLv

BULLOOTERDARS, wr1tten also BULUTEDARS,

Classes of arWicers v BuLooTcH,

BUTTAI, or BUTTEI,
(H ..si::.J batdt, from the Sanskrzt word

BU.LOOTCR,
A bundle of corn, to which, m the Northern
C!rcars, each of the Bulootedars, or VIllage
arWicers, was enutled
BUMADYA,
The same as BnuMADAYUM, q v
BUND,
(P

.w band)

A band, bond, or fasteumg (From <.f-'

laslan to bmd) An embankment agamst mundatlou

BUNDEH WALLAR BARGAR,

' (P 1;\, Y~'l.W bandah-z-wd[d bdrgd/t)

Servant of the exalted court The dewanny
delegate on t.1e part of the J..mg An article
of the ;agh1re appropnabons m the lumar
Jammall for personal and official charges
BUNDER,
( P .J .w

bandar)

~ bantauam dlVldmg).
PortiOn, dvson, allotment Rules by wh1ch
the crop IS d!vtded between the go~ernment, or
Zemtndars, and the Ryots, where the j>ublJe
dues are received ID kmd
BUTTI::I,
v BuTr ..u
BYKENTAH,
y BYJ<.UN>A
BYKONT,
v BYKUNTA
BYKUNTA, or BYKONT, or BYKENTKit,.

(s, ~ij~Od vazkuntha)

'

H ea~ ~n, paradise P1ts, so called, used as

prsons m the time of J a.ffier Khan, mto wh1ch
the Zemmdars and renters were thrown, who
were m an-ears, to compel them to .1hscover
theU" resources

A port or barbour
BUNDOOBUST,

'--'J~

band-o-bast)

Tpng and bmdm!f A settlement A <ettlement of the 11mount of revenue to be prud

or collected
BUNDY,
'fhe name of n certrun dry measure m Canara
BUNJaRY, or BENJARY,
(H ~\s:u banJdrd a corruption of the

Sansknt word

ffi3l:_ vamJ)

A merchant, a gram merchant The BunJarres are merchants, who, In the penmsula,
follo..r camps, and &upplf armies \Vlth gram
and other prov"1ons
BURKANOAZES,
'Y

Ht.RGCI'IDASSBS

c.
CABOOLBAT,

(A

~_,..i

kabUltyat)

An agreement, partiCularly that entered mto

by the Zemzndars and farmers, w1th the government, for the management and renting of
the land revenues
CADJAN,
(Der~v.atJon uncertam)
A te1 m used by the Europeans m the pemnsula to denote the leaves of the fun palm1ra
tree, on winch the natives of the south wr1te
With an IrOn style v PoTTAH

on tl1e Affa1rs of The EAST INDIA

CO~IPANY

CAU

CIH.

CALLAV ASSU!\1

kdla-vdsam, s CfiiM91B lcdla-va.

sam, from kdla time and vdsam residence)

(TA)[

Temporary res1dence A term appled'to the

Panars and others who m the Company's
Jaglure are employed a$ labourmg servants,
and cannot acqunc property m the sod
CALYOOGUllf,

(s Cfi Ri'l'a Jj kalt-yugam).

CAVEL,
v CAWEL
CAVELGAlt or CAWELGAl!.,
(TAM

kaval-gdr)

A guard or watchman v CAWEL.

CAVEL lands,
(TAM

kaval)

Lands, tle rents of wluch were held to defray tl1e expenses of guardm; and watdun;
.. CAWEL

'(TAM kdmydt~htkzddr)

C <\.VI:J"LY,
v CAWELLY
CAVEL TALLUM,
v CAWEL TALLUI!l

A hereditary tenant v CA'<IATCHY

CA WEL, or CAVEL,

The present, or fourth age of the world accordmg to the chronolo,oy of the.Hmdus
CANIATCHIKIDAR,

CANIATCHY, or, by msta!..e, CALIATCHY,

(TAM

kdnzydtcht)

A term used m ll!alabar, sgmfymg landed

mhentance or property, havmg nearly the same
gnlficat10n as the Persian 1vord MLERASSEE,
q v
'
CANONGOE,

lui;; kdnun-go, from A u.l"\j lcdnun a rule, regulation, law' canon'

and P f go speakmg, telhng)
,

(P

An officer of the government, whose duty

was to keep a register of all crrcumstances
relatmg to the land revenue, and, when called
upon, to declare the .:ustoms of each district,
the nature of the tenures, the quanbty of land
m cultiValion, the nature of the produce, the
amount of rent pwd1 &c &c
CAR,
In Tmnf'l!elly, the autumnal harvest, beginmng w1th ~eptember and endmg about the
m1ddle of December
CARAII,
The share of a pung or porbon of landed
property m a vdlage N B pum, m Tamul,
sgmfics land, earth, ground
CARAY,
Four shares or pungs m the village tenure
called AGRAHARAH' ADIKY.
CARREAH,

(uM kdnya, s

~ kdrya)

Alf.ur, busmess, employment

II

v T ALLUM

CAVELC A.RRIAB

CAUZ'Y or CAZI,
(A U"'t; kdzl)
A .Jt!uflammadan JUdge or JUShce, wno occaonally officmtes also as a pubhc notary, m
attestmg deeds, by affi,mg 1.1s seal thereto
He 1s the same officer whom In Tu1key we call
Cadt
CAUZY'UL CAUZAT,
~A c..l.dl\U"'\3 T.dzl ul T.u:tdt).
Judge of JUdges The cluef JUdge or JH;bco
v CAUZY
T

(TAM

kdval)

Custody, charge, watclung, ward, guard

CAWEL, or CAVELTALLUM,
(TAM

kdval-talam)

Watchmg the place Village watchmg fees,

or pe1qms1tes, fo1merly recmvcd from the mhabtants by the Jlelty Pollgars, but wh1ch belon!led to the Talltars, or pubhc office~R, of
eacn village v CAWEL, TALLUM, and TAL
LIAR

CAWEL DESHA or CAVEL DESHA,

(TAM

kdval-desa or desha, s

"

desa,

a country)
Guardmg the country D1stnct watclun!;
fees, 01 perquisites collected from the mhabtants by the Pollgars for protectmg those
travellmg the roads, and maknig good property
stolen v CA WEL

CAWELLY or CAVELLY
(TAM

kdvalz)

What relates to guarding and watchllltf- v

CAWEL
CAWNIE,
(TAM

Jcdm)

Hered1tary land or field

CAZI,
v CAUZY
CHACKERAN lands,
,(P- u~\;-- chdkardn, plur of}\;-- clulkar

a servant)
Lands allotted for the mamtenance of pubhc
servants of all denommatwns, from the Zcmzndar down to those of the village establishments
CHALY GUENY, CHALLl GUENY, or
CHALIE GUENY,
Tenant at will v Guc'iY
CHANK,

(s ~ sanlclta)
The conch shell
CHANNEL MARAH,
In 7tnT!f:OCII!J, the name of a ready-moneJ
tax

GLOSSARY

to

Vth Report ( 18 u) jr&llt Select

CHOUT MA.RH 1\. TTA,

CJTA111NEL VERY,
In TmnetX!fy, the name of a taL

..;,r

CHAYA,
The name of a -root y1eldmg a line yellow
colour .Oldenlandza umbellata ltox
CH}.LAH, wr1tten also by DIIStake CHZ:LA.K,

(u ~child)
A slave brought up m the house; a lhvourue
elave
I

(A;o- ckardgkl,

f.!r.- cllllragk

from

lamp).
Allowances for 01l for the lamps burnt m the
tombs of reputed samts , an Jtem under the
l1ead muscorat, q v.
CHZ:STERI:E,
(A corruption of s. }3
kshatrl!J4).
A man of the second or Qlilitay tnbe of
Rmdus

bl<!l

CHILL>\.RY MAUNIUMS,
<
Sundry maumums or lands granted to tetn
pies, revenue officers, and the pubhc servants
ot villages, v MAnlunue
CHILLER or CHILLAR, aloo CW:TT~
Small, petty Sundry small gratmbes or
"naums m Dw1gul
CHILLER I:NAUMS,
Sundry small gratml.iea. v, CIHLLER and
EN&UII.

CHOAR,

i.H

CHU

CHO

CHERAGHY,

Commtftee

(H
;-;-- clmuth 11101 i~attah)
The ]}laTlralltr's lburth A subafularry 1le"n
of tnx1t10n, undtr the term nhu:ab, mtroduced
by 411 1!erd1 Kllan, to make up fm the de'Crease of revenue experienced by relmqUJ ...Jun~
to the JIIaflrattas a hrge porbon of ttm\ory
as a commutation of the tubute long demand
ed by that nabon fiom the Jr[of!ul government,
bemg a del{land of a fourth of tl1e yearly mcone
of tbe lnndhqlders, but y1eldmg m fact but
10 per cent of the gross collectmn' of the
roJal exchequer throughout the pemnsula

CHOUTTAHY,

(n <JI.JJ;>- chautlldy1, cONupted from

" cl~aturtlia)
the 51171Bkn.t tenn ':if~

"

A foudh paP!
CHOWDRY,
(H

.,s~.J;::- 1:llaudl1arl, B, CD'i<<tft clunul-

hart, a Hmdu term, probably from the

Sanskrit, 1mplymg one who holds il
fourth)
A permanent supeuntendant and recen'er of
the land .revenue under the H mdu system,
whose office seems to have been partly superceded, I'.J' the appomtment, lirt, oi t\le Crone,
and, afterwards, of the Zem!lldar by the .IJlullammadan government.
CHOWKEI:DARY,
( H ..;)~};"" chauldddrt).

The duty, or pay of a watchman A tax for

defraymg the expense of watchmen v CaoKY
and, CnoKEE!IAR
CI;lUBDAR.,

.)1,::-- clu11fr).

{P. ).J '-.t:" chOb-ddr).

A mountam robber
CHOKEEDAR,

(P );)..jJ;>- chauki-dar)
A watchman An officer who keeps watch
at a custom-house stat10n, and rec6lives tolls
and customs v Cao&r
CHOKIE,
., CnoKT

Staff-bearer An atte,mlant en a man or

rank, one of whose employments 18 ~o an
flOUIICC the app10ach of VISltors He wa1ts wrth
a Jon~ otaJf plated 1111tb "!ldver, and runs before
b1s ma;ter, procla.urung aloud Ius titles
CHUCKI:I:'!,
Extra assessments m Cnnara under the former
,governments \\' Ciii!Cl<!;p.

CHOKY or CHOKIE,

CHUCKI:R,

( H ..}};"" cnaukt).
A cha~r, seat. Guard, watch 'The 'Stahon

.of a guard or watchman A place where an

.,fficer JS stab.oned to zecewe tolls IUUi &ustoms

CHOULTRY,
(TAM

chdwari)

A covered pubhc buddmg, generally of hewn

stone, often r1cbly carved anrJ ornamented, for
the accommodation of travellers,
CHOUT,
{H

~};"" t:nauth from

~ ,clw,..

turtha)
A fourth a fourth part of ~urns htnmled.
An 1tcm of the sa9er v CiiAVTTAHY. "

(s "''ai -cMkra).
A wheel, a ctrcle
Canara of 1720

i;l4 assessweut n

CHUCKLA,
.(H ~ -chalcld, 1), olq;q I ~lldldd,
probably 'a corruption of the San$krzt
teriD 'if~ .chaltra, a wheel, Circle )
A division of a country cons1stmg of several
pergunnnh, sometimes equal to a moderate
s1zed Engl1sh .county, and of whrch n CCftdlll
number constduted n crrcar, or ch1efh1p

CHUNAM,
(TAH ~TlUnndmpu, H, \,};""

-chunrf).

L1me

clturu, .u, ~

on tl1e Alfaus

of

The EAST INDIA COMPANY

cow

CON
CHUTTER,

(s ~ c!zatra).
Umbrella, shed The name of an asess
ment 10 Canara, made 111 the year 1725 by
JJuswnpnll Nmgue, to defray the e'<pense of
<erecting sheds and feedmg ptlgr~ms

'\.

CIRCAR,

(P .J~ sarl.dr, for )~.r sar-z..kdr)

Head of aft'a.rs

The state or government

A head man
' N B 1 h1s title '" mnch ued by Europeans m
Bengal to de.,gnate the H 111du writer and ac~ comptant employed by themselves, or m the
pubhe offices

A !(l'Und d1 v1s1on of a pcovmce

CIRCAR ALI,

(P J;1)6r sarkdr-z~li)
The most exalted state , the government
< The term 1s parhcul.trly used to denote the
v1ceroyal es!ahbshment of the Na:.m or Souhahdar of the three 1m perm! provmces of Bengal, lJahar and Orrssa and forms an arhcle 10
the Jamma tumary tasltl.ees, cons1shng of the
)ageers or ass~gnments of territory to defray a
)~rge portion of tl1e m1htary expenses of government, the Nabob's houehold, and certam
cvtl bst charges v CrncAa
ClRCAR MARAMUT,

(P .:-:.r;~ .yarkdr-marammat)
Repa1rs by government Repairs performed
at the expense of government to the rivers,
and great water-courses
CODEWARUM,
(From the TAll! words kud& an mhabJtant or tenant, aud wdram a share).
The share of the tenants and of theJr laborers, 10 the net produce, e1ther of the
nunJah, or of the punJah , or of the sournadyem
or frmt and vegetable land v. NuHJAH,
PuNJAH, &c
COLLURIES,
,

<.J.}$ khaldrt

Places where salt

Salt-works

IS

(H

~1 kluf.ldrz)
produced or botled

kanakupzlai:).

.An accountant, wnter, clerk.

Repairs performed at the expense of the

ten-.nts tllCmselvcs, to the small channels and
to the banks or hoi dcrs of the .nee-fields
COODUMBON,
A meaoure of gram.
COODY,
(TAM

kud{)

Iuhlntaut, tenant, cultivator

COOLIES smg COOLY,
(Probably from the Tpmul word kUI!
wages, lure , or a contraction of l.UllkdJ an a workman for htre)
Labourei s, porte s
COOLL GOOfAH,
In the Ceded D1stncts, 11 term used to denote
lands let at a low rent to different casts
COOLL GOOTAH SHROTRIUM,

(s '!:[\f;j~ Srotriyali a Brahman learned m the l"edas)

In the Ceded Dstr~cts, lands let at a low rent
to learned JJrallmam v CooL Goor AH
COOLWAR or CULWAR,
(T.w. kulwdr)
A statement of the Ryots holdmg lands, or a
settlement made With the Ryals 10dlvidually
COOTALLY,
A species of cultlvabon lD Tan;oor
COPASS,

<1.'111"1

kdptfs or ;W{p; kdrptfs).

Cotton, the growth of Ben$al, m contra

(B.

d1stmcbon to what

JS

1mportea

CORGE,
A scorE'.
COROOKUMS,
In Dmdgul, spots of land 10 the poncantfo,
or hill fields, cultivated b_y laborers, and pad
for by usage rent.

coss,

(A

(TAM

repatr)

a100" lcr6sa)

COWL,

COMMEWAR or COMBIES,
In Telznga and Orusa, a tribe of husband.
men

kudl an mhabttant
or, tenant, and A, ~r ma1 a111mat

A corrupt term used by Europeans to denote

a road me3bure of about two mdes, but va
rymg 111 different parts of lntka.

COMBIES,
v CoMMEWAa

CONICOPOL Y,

COODEMARAI\WT,
(Perhaps from TAll{

(P ~.J} kar6lz, s

CO MAR,
v KHOMAR.'

COMPTE BANIAS,
In the Northern Circars, retail merchants

13

J.f

kaul).

Word, saymg , prom1se, &.,"Teement, con

tract, engagement An engagement or lease
of land to a Z emzndar or large tarmcr
COWL-NAMAH,
(A. J.f kaul and P .wL ndmah).
An agreement 10 wrJtmg v CowL nnd
N AMAH A proclamation to Ryots, announctng the rules and prmctples by which the demands of government, on the lands 10 the1r
occupation, ace to be regulated

(D)

GLO~SARY

to "V.th Report (1812) fiom Sc1ect Comm1tlee

CUY~DAU

CUY
COWRY,

(r.w. kor'

~ 'karl).

CUY KANUM PATAM,

In .IIfalabar, tenure by labour, uaufructuarr
tenure

A smaU shell wh1ch passes as money

CRAMBO,
Lands m wh1eh the long grass has grown, and
the roots have gone deep under the earth, and
thereby rendered the ullage difficult.

D.

CRORI::,

(a JJ} kror a corruphon of the Sanskr1t

wordW

(P

Ten m1lhons.
CRORIE,

(u

<.JJ,} kr&rl from JJ} 'kro1 ten mJl-

hons)
A collector of len m1lhons of dams A per"1Jianent revenue collector of a portion of country, under the older 11'/uhammadan ~overnment
He sometimes, for a trrflmg commlSSJOn, made
h1mself ans\\erablc fur that amount N B
Th1s officer appears to have been first appomted
A D 1574 by the Emperor .LI.!.bar

karnam).

CUSBA,

(A oW> kasbah)
A town or village w1th

A town or township
Jts .hamlets

(P ut..tJ,.:~IJ dddanl malangz!Jdn).

Advances to the salt-makers An llem
the muscorat, q v See also DAnNY.

or

DAKOITS,
v

DECOITB

\j kachd,

)J tldr, from P

~IJ ddshtan to hold,

, keep)
Keeper, bolder
Th1s word 1s often put
after another, 1n a compound state, as an attn
bubve of office or employment, connected
w1th the precedmg term, as Za7mndar, !Dth4ar, Cllbb-dar By addmg ..s f to dar IS formed
the office, employment, OF jumdictmn, -as 111
Zemm-dan, &c
DARMA or DIRMA,
I'

Rel1g10o, JUStice, duty

~S'I ltdncha').

Crude, unr1pe, Immature, gross An account

wherem ru~ts of different sorts are not yet
reduced to one dcnommo1t.ton
CUTCHERRY,

(a .,~ kach'!tarl,
lui.rl)

4i~ia1 kdch-

Court of JUShce' also the rubhc office where

the rents are pa1d, and other busmess, respecttog the revenue, transacted

DAROGAH,

(P

~J),)

ddroghall).

A superintendant, or overseer, of any de

r.artment , as of the pohce, the mmt, &c
fhe Darogah of pohce, m Bengal, under late
regulatiOns, bas a l1m1ted local jut~sdlchon,
subordmate to the European magstrate of a
llalt or d1str1ct, and has under h1m 'iin esta
bhshment of armed men
DARULZARB,

(A ......)~IJ ddr-uz-zarb)

CUTTA,
(probably, from A .W.. 'kzt~ah n segment
or p1ece)
A term used m Tan;ore for a field.

The house of str~k.Jng the mmt Recepls

from duty on com age at the se11eral, mmts
'l'he profits on commg
DAUM,

CUTWAL,

Jlp

uJIJ tiMan to

(s ~ dharma).

CUifCHA,

(P

DADNY MOLUNGIAN,

(P

Accountant of a llllage who regiSters every

thmg connected w1th 1ts cult1vahon and produce, the shares or rents of the Ryot, wth the
dues and r1ghts of governmentm the sou It
answers to the ter.m 'Putwarry m the Ben~al proVlpces The term IS peculuir to the penmswa

(a

.J<liJ dddanl, from

g1vc).
Money g~ven m advance to weavers and other
manufacturers

DAR,

CURNUM,
(TAM

DmNY,

kot1)

kutwdl).

The ch1ef officer of pol1ce m a large town or

City, and supermtendant of the markets
CUY KA">UM KAR,
In ,}Jalt~har, a tenant who holds a Jllece of
land uoderalease called Cuv Kuruu PATAH
q v.
'

(a I"IJ tldm)
A copper com, the twenty-fifth part or a
p1Sa, or, accordmg to some, an tdeal money,
the forheth part of a rupee

DAUN,

(s

'<.fRf dltdnya).

Corn, gram, nee

oil tlte !Affairs of'l'he EAST lNDfA"C<!>MPANY~

'DEH
DEO 'J:{U!J.'CH, .for DEO KRUTCH,
l>A UN!IlUDD Y,
(Seemmgly a Tamul -corruption of s '
(s ~ deva god, and P '[.i"' l.llarcl'
541 r4 it dluinya-mail).
expense, J~a-T.llarc!J),
'Rice land
D1sburs(lments for rellg10us purposes, a :ll:
mrndarry charge.
DA'lAYDYX::N,
DEOWUTTUR,
v DEVADAYEM.
{apparently a corruptton of the Sa#1skr1t
DECCAN JUMMA KHAUMIL,

fu

(P J...l$' ;:=+> ~.J dak'/Ulf11a111a&-tkdnul)

The Deccan complete total A term suh"llbtuted m the Deccan fur asl toomar 'Jumma
(q v) or complete standard assessment begun
m 1654, on the principle of Tore[ Muffs ori
gmal rent roll, and firushcd by the Emperor
:Aurungzebe, m 1687

'DECO ITS

(a ._:.;., dal,azt,

B.

\!il<t>l(\3

ddT.dtt a

DZ::ROBUST,

(P........... JJ<l dar 6-lJast, compounded of

.;<l Jar m, J 6 1t, and""--' bast closed).
Whole, enbre Whole pergunnallS, m contradistmctiOn to nwtafarn~at, or scattered portwns of territory

DES,

(s ~ desa,

robber)
Gang robbers..

TAM

des).

Country, dlstr1ct

DECOITY,

(a ~" dakaztl

B.

\5l<t>1(\3"'(ddkdztl)

Gang robbery.

DESHA CAVEL or DESHACA WEL,

"

(s ~q desa country, dtstnct, and

TAM.

krlval watchmg)
Dtstnct watchmg-fees.

DEH,

(P r.J dth).
A village.
DEHARAH,
A H zndu trrm substituted 10 the Deccan for
DusToon UL AuaruL, q v.

DESIVANDAM ENAUM,
(a provmctal compound term used m
the Ceded Dtstricts m the pemnsula,

"' desa
apparently dertved from s- ~
country, s. ~ bandha makmg f~st,

DEHDAR,

(P ).Jr.J dzlwldr)
VIllage-keeper

~devatrd)

For the gods.. Land granted for religiOus

purposes.

An uiferior officer of pohce

m a village, one 11f whose dubes was to d1stram

the crop, when necessary, to secure the rent.

DEHDARAH,

(P ).Jr oJ dtl1-tldr),
v.DEHDAR

DEHDJ.RY,

(P ..,;)"'" dzh--.Jari)
The office of a Delular, q v Also, or~gm
ally, the approprmted share of produce, or
russoom of the DeMar, then an article of the
tzeakdar~l}, q v nftm wards rendered an 1tem
of the abmao, q. v.

DEH-KHURCHA,
(P ~..f'"'" dth-kharcltah)
VIllage-expense ContributiOns for defravtng certam expense mcun ed m the villa~e for
publtc purposes, a branch of the neokdarry,
qv

DEH SALA,

(P ol!l..J dah-srilah).
What relates to a per}od often :years deeenmaL

land A. ("1..,1 &ndm a grant)

A grant or remisston made'for the rcpars of
tankS

DESMOOK,
(TAM

des-muk from s

"'

~ dt!sa

a dtstrtct,

and ~ ~ mukha mouth, face, front).

Headman of a d1str~ct Collector of a dstrct or porhon of a country , an officer correspondmg wtth Zcmmdar, but more an bent

DESMOOKEE,

des-mula,s. 2x1~RCi d~a-rnukln)

The office, or Junsd~ehon of a Desmoo/, q v
(TAM

DESPONDEAH or DE!:lPANDEAH,
Reg1ster of a district, who, m the penmsula,
~Prfonns the same dubcs as the Canongoe of the
Bengal provmces
DESPONDI:E,
v DESPO'IDEAH.
DESWAR,
(TAM de~wdr, P .;~.:J rllshwdr)
By dtstncts or eountr1eR Apphed to a statetnent, the teriU meana a village statement

GLOSSARY to

16

Vth Report (tsl2) from Select Committee

DUR

DOW
DEVADAYAM, DEVADYEN, or DAVADAYEM,

(s ~~ dtfva-degam, compounded of

"

"

~ deva a god1 and ~ deyam to be

given)
What IS due to the gods
rehgJOllll purposes

Grants of land for

u':!,) dlwdn)

DUBASH,
(from

ft

dwt two, and s ~

bk&.!ti, from s )fT1SIT bhdshd language,
together formmg the compound dwzbhW.M)

One who speaks two lc.mguages an Inter..

preter The Hzndu who, at 1Vadras, manages
the money concerns of the European, ,nd ser\ e
lmn as a confident] agent Ill Ius priVate .md
pubhc transactions w1th the other nallves v
BANNYAN

DEWANNY,

h,) dludni)

DEW ANNY COURT OF AD-\.WLUT,

A court for trymg revenue, and other cvl
causes v ADAWLUT

" ti!Ol (rJ deva-sthdiUlm).

(s. C:::"l

DEWRA,

(a ~j...J dewhrd for s (<I lJ&: devagnh.a, lrterally, god-lw~e).

A Hmdu temple

dqfa:.-ddr).

The commander ot a party or horse, also of

Peons, q v

DUFTER,

daftar)

DUFTER BUND,

(P

<J..J?,) daftar-!Jand, from ?,) daftaro

a tegtster, and .l.. band shut)
Au office-keeper Allowance to the office.
keepers of the cutcllemes, aa 1tem of the mus
coral, q v

DUFTER KHANAH,

(P 4.16.?,) dtiftar-khdnah, from .f"'J

daftar a register, and 4.16. khdnah a

DHIRMAD:EY,

(s. '<.!"~ dharma-deya, from s ~

dharma rehgion, and s ~ deya to be
gtven)
What IS due to rel1gton Land held by Brah
nuns for rehgwus purposes v DAD MA
DIRMA,
See DAnnA.
DIRROAS,
In the Ceded D1slrJcts, wells or embankments
for ~rngatwn Mounds rmsed on the banks of
r1vers for drawmg up water n buckets
DOO:>IY,

dOni),

A large boat, or coasttng vessel, used bv the

(H J,..J daul, B @):; daul),

Form, manner An estimate,

)~.J

Rcgtster, record, office

Place or stab on of the gods. a temple Lands

granted for the support of temples and other
, rehgtous purposes

DOWLE,

(P

( P _r>.)

DEWASTAUN or DEWUST 1N,

natives

'

DUFFADAR,

The office or JUnsdtctlon of a Dewan, q v

(TAM

mate-settlement, Or, tf the second

word be read 1D the genttive case, tbe
form or estimate of a settlement)
A sub rent-roll, or account of particular
agreements lHth the mfer1o1 or under farmeta

Place ofassembly Nahvemm1sterofthe re

VPnue department, and cluefJustlce m CIVIl causes
WJthm h1s JUrLsdwtJOn, rece1ver-il'eneral of a pro
vmce The term has also, by abuse, been used
to dtslgnate the punc1pal revenue ervnnt under
an European collector, and even of a Zemzndar
Bv tlus btle thp East lnd1a Company are re
ce1vers-general, m perpetmt}, of the re,enues
of Bengal, Bellar, and 011ssa, under a grant
from the Great Mogul See D1:w ANNY

(P

(H J..l daul a form, and p ' - - ' J~

band-o-hast settlement hterally, esti-

or Ry ols of a d1s !net lor Jlictl.md Sayer

DEWAX,

(P

DOWLE BUNDOBUST,

house)
A record office

Any office

DUMBALAH DERON,

(a \,.;",)<IJW.J dum!Jdlah-dlzarnd, from

p 4lw.J dumbdlah the t.ul, and s
dharanam se1zmg)

ocn:ut

Takmg or se1zmg by the tat] (as a cow to

urge her along, a common practtce m lnd1a)
An ulttmate and posttlve order to the R!Lols for
reapm~ the harvest m the Northern Ctrcars,
when tne season ts fdr advanced
DURBAR,
(P .;li;.J darbdr)
The court, the hall of audience, a levee
DURBAR-KHIRCH,
(P r;.;>.;li.;.) darbdr.kllarch, from p .;\;;J
darbdr the court, and p, _ ;> kharch
charge)
,
c..
Court charges

on tl1e Affa1rs of The EAST Ii\'DIA CO:\IPANY

DUS

EZA

DURMASANAM, DURMASENUM,
(a corruption of s

~ dharmaJusfice,

rehg10n, VIrtue, and 3{ 1t1"' dsanam

.
:oj I tl"' ..dharmdsanam the
('

~
-seat of rehgon)

a scat

Places where \\ ater and r1ce are d1stnbuted

gratis to travellers Rehg1ous establishments
Lands granted for relig1ous mshlullons at a low
rept, durmg the llmrlu goreuuuent, at Tmne'llel!J/
DUSADES,

(H v'..,\_.., s (~110;1 rliM'ddesa, from

"' a'd ea com(SJ dasa ten, and 3{ (~(

-mandmg)
A commander of ten a hthmg man
lage or petty officer of pobcc.

'-*"'.., dashard, s

EAHTii\fAr.l, or, by nmtal..e, E-1.1!1nHl'i,

I.....;,\ zhtundm)

(-\ r

Ca1e, trust, ch'lr~e

In tht" plural,

_A vil-

J:e~m

d(trry tru"ts, or JUriedtchonc;; ot g1 C'lh.. r 01 lt . .s

e>.tent, mto wluch the llia/,a lands, or those
pel) mg rent, "ere dn tdLd bj the lllu/uwl_!lWdmu
EAHTI'IiAJ.I.I BV!I. DY,

(P <,?J..Jrl......l thtzmdm bamll)1/Je settlement of a 11 uot J ama/Jtmil.!f, or 'l

settlement ol the revenue of 'l distnGt annually
concluded With the Zemmdar v E.AuTHIAM
EAHTIMA 'fDAR,

(P _),:, t\.t:;::,\1fttlmam-da1')
One who holds a trust

DUSSARAH,

(H

E.

A Zemmdar, q ,.

EJARAH,
(A ~\,...\ 1Jdral!)
A farm of land, or rather of Jts reYenue

~i(i(l

ilasa-hard, EJ.\RAHDAR,
(P ).J>;\....1 yarah-ddr)
from (SJ dasa ten, and &:'(1' hard sezThe bolder of a nrm of land, or rathcrofl11
mg, takmg away, exp1atmg ten kmds
revenue v EJ An,A.H

of sm or ev1l)

I:NAUM,

A Hmilu festiVal m honour of Devz, or the

goddeso consort of Sroa It commences on the
tenth day after the new moon In the month .llsm,
answermg to the latter end of September, and
lasts moe days.

DUSSORA KUTCH or KRUTCH,

(A rt...l .w.odm)
Present, gfi, gratmty, favour Enaunu n~e
grants -ot land free of rent, or assignments of
the government's share of the produce of a
portion of land, for the support of rehg10uo
establishments and pnests, and for cbantable
purposes , also to revenue officers, and the
pubh< SCI vanls of a VIllage. V MAUNIUJIS

s CZliJ(i(l dr1~a-hard the name

of .a Hmdu feslival, and P -c.r kha1ch ENAUMAT, also, by m1stake, ENAUMAL,
expense, charge}
(A ~\...\..,\ 111-=amat, plur Of A r!NI
Charges on account of the festival called
m;dm
(from

Dussawll, q v,

Grants, gratmbes

DLISTOOR,

ENAU>I

EN,Wl\fDAR,

(P Ji'-'.., dalur)
Custom, a customary fee or

(P ).)rl..liij;dm-dcll ).
commlS&JOD

Must-onAT
DUSTOOR CHACKERAN,

, (A andP ._,1)\::-_.)J'-'.l.dastl.tr-z-chdkardn)
Fees of servants v CaACKERAN
DUSTOOR UL AUMUL,
(A J-l ~f'->.l dastur-ul-&amal, from
Ji'-'.J datur cuotom, rule, Jl al the
artiCle, and .;...., "amal office, busmess).
Rule of buom~s Pohhcal and offic1.U regu
]allons or mstJtuhons,
D.USW.AHAH,
The enaums or free lanils <>f Chutters or
Chou/tries, q v
DUSWANAH,
A tenth The name of an 11ddllon made to
the slandurd rent m.Bednore, 111 the year 1723

Holder of any thmg as a favour A pe!'hon

10 the possesown of rent-free, or favornl>ly
rented, lands, or 1n the enJoyment, under
ns"nment thereof, of the government dues
fro~ a parllculr portion of land, granted from
chanty, &c v ENAU>I
EYEEDEIN,
(A- dual, u! ,[dam)
Two .-ehgwus fesbvals of tho llluhammaila111
EZAFA,

(A .ut..l iz4fal!)
AddttJon, augmentation, mcrease

Increase

of revenue from dlstr~cts effected, by luutabood

mvestlgabons, under Sulla11 Syah, m 1689, on
the accessiOn of the Emperor Lllemgl!eer ( .durungzebe) bemg a new valuatiOn <>f the ancient
land revenue, s settled by the -assul lumar
Jammah of 7 are// ~lull, 10 1582, and, m sub.
sequent years, added to by the ~radual1mprove-,
ment of the lands, and by perwd1cal enqmnes,
reducble to three general beads, 1>1Z .dblkab,
Ktjf!Jet, and Towfar

(E)

GLOSSARY to Vth Reporf (1812) fiorn Select Coitlmrttee

18

FUT-GAT

FOU

FOUJDARRY ABWAB,

F.
FAQUEER,

(A ;::; fakir)
A poor mn, mendcant, or wandermg beg
gar of the sect of llfuhanunad

Fotydarry assessments Assesments made by

tbe Fotydars A l.o a soubahdarrlf nnpO'!t established by Su;all llmu11, bem~ 10 the nature of
a te1 r1torml a<Scs;ment, levma ti om the! IouJ
dars m the frontier d1stncts, wbtch were mperfcctly explored, or brought mto subJechon to
the ruhng power of the state

(From P,)&>J>JDuJddr, q v)

(A _}.;jl_;.l. f&klur-ut-tt!J)ar)
A description of Mogul

A court for adm1mstermg the crmmallalf

FOUJ SEBUNDY,

( ~~;:} fauJ-!-IIelibdruli)

F.A.IUGH KHUTTY,

PIDV!nCla! troops, nattve mullin employed 1ft

the pohce, convoymg treasure, protectmg the
revenues, &c v MoULACH

(P .J-c;l. fdrzgh-khatti).
A wr1ttcn release

FASL or FASAL,

FUSLY,

(A J-fm,l orfasal)

(.)..:> favll,

Season, crop, harvest.

FEELKHANEH,
{P o~~\:..J,. fl/-J(hdiuJJI).
Elephant house or stable An art1cle charged
under the soubahdarry abwab
FEROOSH NEMl\fUCK,
(P ~ ..PJ.I faroh-z-namak)
Sale of salt (by a contract called mobm)

(P ul....; farmdn).
Order, mandate .An 1mper1Bl decree, a roy

al grant or charter
FOUJDAR,
(P. }&>J' fauj ddr, from t:J' fauj 'an
army, and _;I.J ddr keeper, holder)
Under the 1\fogul government, a mag~strate
of the pohce over a Jare;e d1str~ct, who took
cogmzance of all cr~mmal matters w1thm Ius
JUriSdiction, and ometljlles was employed as
receiV~r general of the revenues
FOUJDARRAN,
P

FUSIJ-Y KHEREEF,
( s ~.JJ.f> ,J- fasl-t-l..harlj)
The autumnal season, or har"esl for r1ce1
millet, &c

(P r::'J~Jasll-rabb)

FIRMA UN,

of

from A J,... fm,l or fasal

Wiiat relates to the seasons the harvest
year

FUSLY RUBBY,

FERROAY,
Fmes anil. confiscahons v.FouJnAnnv

(...,~1&>-J' fmyddrdn, plur

jatyddrl abwdb)

FOU.TDARRY Court,

FAQUER UL TEJAR,
Noble merchllllts
merchants

._,~yl ~)&>J'

(P

)&>.>'

JlWJdtb)
Tou;dars An art1cle In lhe t/Jmar ;arrrmah
mil, bemg a ;agh!re appropr1at10n for the CJvJ.l
and military expenses of mfer10r Nabobs and
deput1e of government, or, as the name Imports, of the I ou;dars
FOUJDARRAN KEFFYET,
v KEFPYET

FOUJDARRY,

(P ~)~:; fau;ddri)
Any lhmg appertammg to a Fou;dar, as h
office, ]Ur18Jlcllon, court, and the bke Also
the produce of bnes, conf.~:o~callons, and chout,
111 the 1 ou;darry courts \ CnouT

The sprmg season or harvest, for peas,

wheat, &c

FUTWAH,
(A. ~Jatwa)
.A JUdiCial decreP, sentence, dr Judgment,
particularly when dell\ered by a Mujlz or doc
tor of Muhammadan Jaw

G.
GAM,

'

(a rt1 gdn H J'lt gdw wth shght nasal

before the

1L,

corruptions of s

:tfl11

grdma)
A vllage

GANGANAH,
(P 411f..'t gdngdnah from s ~ grdma

a Village)
By VIllages, a settlement by VIllages A
term, eqmvalent to -mou>awar, used to de
stgnate a vdlage settlement

'GATWALL,
(H J~~~~ ghat wdl)
Who has cb~rge of a pa-s m the mountams,
or a lnndmg place on a r1vcr

on the Affa1rs of The EAST I~DIA CO'\fPANY.

GOR

GUR

GAUTWAR,

GOSHWARAH,
(P a_;Y.,j gtl.~hwdrah),
The abstract of an account

(IL .Nil gMt-war).

v GATWALL
GENTOO,

(Prob,ably a corruption of the word

Gentzle)
lndmn One of tl>e abor>gmes of lndra
At Madras our countrymen use tlus term to
des1gnate the language and people of 1'e/lmgana
GHEE,

(H

19

.__J gl!l)

Clanfied butter, m whtch state tltey preserve

that arbcle for culmary purpose&.

GOUR,
In Counbatorc, Head n1en of v>llagcs
TAIL and McsnASSA.DAns, q v
GOYENDA,

Po.

..r! guftan

~~~ govandalz, from P

to speak, say, tell, mform)

(P

An mformct, a. spy to d1scov~ publt~

offenders
GRAM or GRAMA,

(s

grdma)

A vtllage
GHEECOTTAH, wr1ttennlso GHEEGOOTA,

(From

..sf ghl)

GRAMA KHIRCH,

A -vtlla~c monopoly, the renter of wh1ch has

the exclustve rtght ot buymg and selling gl!ee
m rctatl v Ga&E
GIRDAWAR, or GIRDWAR,

(PJii4 gzrcM.war or JI,JJ gmlwdr).

An overseer of pollee, under whom the
Govendas or mformers act, and who has the
power to apprehend those whom the latter pom t
out

(From l{llf grdma a vtllage and p

kharch expence)

(L;>

Vtllage charges, or expe11dtture v Kamcil

Gn.AM
GRAMMATAN,

grdmdtan, s. ~""--M' grdmadlldna).

(TAM

A. villager,
PoTAIL, q v

heal! man of a vtlln~e,

or

GODOWN,

(European corruption of the Maldy term

i,~ gadong or b~ gadlmg).
A warehouse

GUDDAD,
Broken uneven land brought mto tulbvat.on
by the hand A spcctes of 1andholder m the
Ceded DIStriCts who hold thc1r lands at a rc
duced rent

GOLAWER,

(From s

if\' go

a cow)

A mbe of cowherds m Telmga and Or1ssa,

GOMAS'l'AH,
(P ~l..t gumdslztalt,

perfect part, of

.._?\..t gumdshtan to send forth upon

any particular busmess)
A commissioner, factor, agent
GOO ROO,

(s J,R\ guru).
,..,urave,
a grave man,
"

a. Handu

the spmtual gutde of

GOOTOO,
(TAM

guntu or dt!na-guntu honey-comb).

GUENI or GUENY,
Tenant
GUENY CHALIE,
In Canara, a tenant at wtll
CHALIE Gonv, q v

The same as

GUENY NAJRMUL,
In Canara, a p1opnetor of land
as NAinMUL Gu&nv, q v '
GUENY SHUDMUL,
In Canara, \1 tenant for ever
SnunMUL GUI:nv, <t v

The same

The same

aJ

GUIRE BEKENNY wntten also GUIRE

BALAUNY,
,
The resul'hon of ,n allowance of land gtven
up to the Ryots, bemg the tenth of a begaJ

A ltcense by custom patd fur as muoh of

honey and bees-wax as ma,r be found by the GUNGE,
renter m particular forests or mountains
'
(P
gan;)
A granary, a deplit, cbmfly of gram, for sale
GORAYAT or GORAYT,
Wholesale mar!..ets held on pnrt1cular days, and
resorted to by p~tty venders and traders Also
A petty officer m a vtlla~e whose ch1ef duty
commerctal deputs
was to gu,rd the crop v PAosnAN Hel!cted
under the n,t1ve collector, and h1s offic<l IS
descrtbed to have been somewhat hke that of GURNY,
v GUENY
a. common Peon

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GLO~ARY to Vt11 "Report (1812) from St1ect Comrmttee

HUZ

HAV

H.
1JAC'KIKUT,
(A ....~ haklkat)
Statement, explan.1bon, parbcular account

liAC'KIKAT JUMMA,
(p

1;

HAUT,

J.akfkat-z;]amfV.)

i _;,

A statement, or the parllculars, of the

JUmma, or sum total of an account An J;nsklrc'l det1tl<>f the turntir!J rent-roll down to
the acqms1t10n of the De11:anny
HAKni,
( \ ~ hdhun)
Commander, rule, 1;0vernor, master
govermng authont.) m a provmce

II des1gnates such as are under the 1mmedmte

management of ~overnwent, Without tlte mtervenhon of Zemmdms br Ja!{lurednn, the re..
venues of wh~eh are either fo~rmed out on short
leases, or collected b.J' 1ts own officers, Without
any other dgency v Klla<, wh1ch m Bmgal 1s
the term med 111 the sense of II uoetty aa
apphed at Jlladras

(s,

1zatta,

!tat or

q Ttatt.

H =U. hftt)
A weekly market held on stated days
A ha:ar Is a daliy mat ket.

N B.

HAZARY,
The

HALDARC:I:,

(P -,?.)ljo Ttazdrl from)}' hazdr a thou

sanrl)
The commander of a thousand men

Jb.. hdl HAZARIAN,

(A, <1~.)\;> hazdrtydn plur of <:>)r ha
state, condition, SituatiOn, ctrcumstance,
zan,qv)
and p )oJ cldr keeping, holdmg)
1
The
commanders of a thouand men each
A ta>. on m'lrrtages, an 1tem of the abwab or
.(P. ...,)oJ Jb..

Ml--ddrl from

N B Tins term may also mean a tax

on ploughs, from s ~ llala " plough, and
'p~~~ dmz holdmg, or keepmg
cesses

HAL HACKIKUT, (wr1tten also by DDl>take),

HAK-HACh.UT,
'(P ""- ;_,.....--Jb.. lull-haUkat)

HARECS,

A petty

liA 'ilL,

{A J..b.. hastl).

Produce, .r~sult, proceeds, revenue, duties

-,?.)~.)--b..

luisll-l khaldrl)

Produce of the salt-work< A head of salt

revenue colleetaons, 1ncludmg the or1giDal
~;round rent of the salt ldnds v KHALARY

HASIL NE'IUCK,

' (1' .:.f...., ~b.. hd.ul-z nama h)

Proceeds of salt

Dulles on sdlt.

HA.S1ABOOD,

(P

.l~oJ J <.;:-I>

hast-0-bUJ)

L1terally, what 1s and was A cemparabve

dCCOnnt An examination by measurement of
the a,ets or 1esources of the country, llldde
lmmedmtely prev1ous to the harvet Abo,
10 a more general sense, a det,mled enqmry
mto the \alae of lands fiuanc1dlly considered.
HAV.CLLY,

(A

J,.~

(P JoJ..J> Hmdu)

JIISSA,

{A ~ liissah).
Share, porbon, iliVI>loo, part llrssa lancls are
such as are dn 1rled, w1th re<pect to the rent,
1nto-shares, payable to tn o or morP Zemmdar.,
who are ealled Hrssadars or share-holders
HISS\WB,
(A ._,L,.. hMdb)
An account, ..,omputa!ion, calculahon.
HISSAWB KORCHA.-

fU.SIL KIIALARY,

(P

HINDOO or HINDU,
One of the abor1gmes of lndra, by the Per
s1ans called llmd

The present state An account of the present state of the revenue as estabhhed 10 the
lwstabood, 'l v

(A ,_,w.)b.. hdris).
A guard, cenllnel, or watchman
officer of pohce 10 a town or 11illage

The Pxpene of ten ,...~1ments of standmg

troops .under Enghh ofhcers v p 683 tor tJJo
regiments read ten

(P <1;-.t;-A-"'" htsab-z-hl!archal.)
An account of disbursements
HOBLY,
In Cunara, a dJ<tr~ct
HOODUD,

hutlud, plur of
a hm1t or boundary)

(A o.lJ.i>-

A .1>-

hatlxl

PrescrJbed penaltJes by the llluhammadan law

HUSBULWOSOOL.CE MAROCHA,

(P.

J,4.._._... hasb-ul-wa~>ull)

A tax accordmg to wh 1t may be colleeted

.Cllmated Jece1pts flO mnrriBges, bemg a head
of revenue mtroduced m Dmagepore m 1762
HUZZOOR,

/.ad/l)

Hou,e, 1mlntauon, domam In Bengal the

term IS npphed to such lands as are held by a
.Zemrndar for Ius own benefit, but at Vad1as

(A

..)~

huzur)

The (li"Csence The seat of government, or

of the European author!L_y 1n a collectorh1p
v Sunn11n
I

en the

Alf~rs

of The EAST INDIA

CO~IPANY.

BAZ

HYU-IAJ-JAG
:nuzzooREE,
{P t.#J~ huzurl from A )~ hu:~(u,

JAGHEER TANAJAUT,

(P

q v)
Relatmg to tho presence," or clnef st<~hon of
European autbortty
Apphed to T.rloof..dars,
&c the term mdtcates that they pay the.r reve
nue tmmedmtely to the Europe~n ofbcer of
_govetnmeat, ood \lot furough Zenn1111lars

JAGHIRE" or .tAGIIEEii,
(t _d.,;\... Jdlj-glr, from \... jd place, and
jt glr ta"kmg, the two words bcmg

umted by ..; r, here the s1gll of the

gemtJve case)
t1terally lne 11/ace of fal~11~ An nssr:;nment

Is a term used m Cormbatare t<> desrgnate a

branch of soo>'11ctd.IJem, or rents payable m
money, "Inch tS fixed, 01 at least subJect to
little varmuon. such as the produce ol' II ecs,
the rent ofcollecllons made from gmge1,&.c on
the hills

of the govPrumcut scare o! thr prouucc of a

p01 t10n of land to an m.IJ vduul 1.'here we11t
two kmds of Jaghtrcs., 1>118 onlled .. 3 !. ,\,..
.:J;/"<'

JUY gzr-< tan loruly or pen:onal Jagl11re, bemg

for the support of the person of the grantee,
the other_;._,Jt.,?b..Jt'!} g1N sar Jagh~re of the

head, or an-assignment for the sup(lort of any

publrc e&tabhshment, l'arllcul~rly of a m1btary

I.

nature

IJARAH,
~\...\

JAGHIRE llUCKSHEE,

(P ~_;l.,;b..Jd!J-glr-~.-bakhshi)
A. Jogf11re for the s11pport of a genera.l or

ydrah)

A limn, particularly of the revenu.e of a dts

trtct

'

IJARAHD.AR,
(P ).J~\...1 !Jdroh-ddr).
Tbe holder of a farm A farmer of the revenues of a dostrtct
lSTEMERAR,
(A J~\ utzmrdr)
Contmmty the betng constant and conb
11UOUS , perpetUity
JSTEMERARY,
(p

r::.Jt,.IJ\i.;._;.,...Jdg-gir-t-1 ftanah:Jdt)

The same as JAGH11\I! TANARAUT, 'l v

iiYUM,

(A

!t

rommander-m-chtef

JAGHIRE CIRCAR,

{P J'6.r_;l.,;b.. ;dy-gir-sarlidr)
The Jagf11re of the government 1 e the
Company's JntJiure under the presJd!'llc.y of
Fort St. Geor.:ge.
JAGHIRE DEWA.NNY,
( P lJ lj_d,r.ft.,?b.. }d!J-g{r+tliwanl)
The 1t1f5..hz"re of the Dewanny e: of the
office of lleoJJan held by the Compan.)\

<#J'r:->\ tsl tmrciri}

Of or~ rt>l>1lrU( to lsTEUERAR, "' v An

lsTB'HI!RARY PoTT.\11 IS a lease ID perpetJuty

ISTElliRARDAR,
(P )~!r-ot ~o~ttmlliT ddt)
The holder of a grant m perpetuity
ISTIMRAREE,
(P. 'o!J~\ tstunrdrl)
Pe"Paioal, contmuous. v Is.ri!HZRARY,

JAGHIRE l'ANAUAUT,

' {P d.cJ\i_,.!<#\... jdy-giN-fMna'1uf4.

I

Jaglures for the support of tanalv, or

garnsons of s(bunt{v tropPs

8DI~U

JAMMA,

(A ~;oma.o~

The whale, tat.rl, sliiiT, amount, SUIII totsl,

assembly, collection 'fhe total of a terrrtornd
asae~~mcnt.

,JAM.MABUNDY,
(P <#~ :;-;mntl.l>-'baudl)

J.
J'JI.BESTJ.N, bymllltak.eforl'ABESTAN, q v
.JAGGERY,

(T.W Jakarai:).
Sugar

Sugar m 1ts unrefined aiJite.

.JJ.GHEEk NOWARAH,

(P ".;~\, ~ ._sb.. JdiJ-g{N ndu;dra,,

AJagh.er for the support of an estabhshmeut
of boats at Dacca

A stU~mtmt of the total of an llesel!ilmnt,

or a wutten statement of the same
,JAMMABUNDY .NUCKDY,

(P <#~,t.#.)...J ~;am~1xmdl-l~aktl{),

A money settlemeo.t of the to(~l of IIJI &!IScss

ment

JAM>LWAR,

(P ) -Jama&-ihlr)
A nahve officer so denommated v J ..unu
and DAn
(F)

GLOSSARY

to

Vth Report (181.2) from Select Comnuttee

.JYA-KAP

JEL
JAMM..4. KAL!IUL,
(.n. 4-l.. \S'..~ jQIIuz;...l-'fidmzf);
T're .complete or perfect Jamma, or tflta1. of
an ""sesment 1 be complete standard ns,essmont of the Deccan on the prmct,ple of Toorell
.llull's orgmal rent-roll

J l'DL4. KHffiCH,
(r ..:.J> ~ Janta"-kl~arclt)

JEMNUM,

(A lllalaba, ~orruphon of the Samkrri

\lord~ Janmam)
B~rth, bu thr~ht
rtght 10 the 1!011

JEMNUMKAR,

(A llfalabar corruptron of s ~Jan

mum btrtb, and the personal termination lcdr).

Receipt and payment

Applied 'to an 1lC
eount, a ldtement of receipts and dtsburse-

ments

A propr1ctor b.J mher1tance.

.JAl\li\L4. TU!IfARY,
(r ..;)i ~ Jama~tumdr).
The total accordtog to the Jumar er rnnt-roll v~ 'l'Uih\lt..
.1Allf\! \. WAuSIL BAKY,
(P ._}\, J..~ ~Jama:.-ruistl-bciki)
Totaf-rcccrved-balnce Au account Ill three
columns, statmg the totals of the revenues el..
pccted accord g to the settlement, the amount
1 ecened, and the balances ootstand10g.
JA~AJAL"T,

(a ~1,..1- janiiJilf, from s :::spf jrmil'

person, and s 3i'f(i Jdta sect)
Man by man, miltvJdual '!'Ius term, applied
to a Pottalz, means a lease to each mdtvidual.

Ryot.
JANGLE,

(11

Ileredttary or propnetary

Jf.>. Jangal,

s ~li{Jijangala)

JIZEA,

(A ~? jiz!Jah).
A tax Imposed by illullUmmat!ans on infidels
and Idolaters
JODIGA,
;
A branch <Jf tlte sornat!yem, q v coztBIStmg
of 11 qu.t-rent patd by Bwflma1!S for cnaUIJO
lands hdd by them
JORE,
Qn1t rent.
JOWARY,
lnrhan com
kum, L

(rrom s ~li{Jijangala)
'
Overrun wtthJungle, or Situated n the 101dst
of JUngles

J UNGLB.

JAREBIAN,

(P ul,.i,r Jarlb,!Jdn plur <Jf ~rjarlbl

a personal noun from A .__,.,r ;arih a
certam land measure)
Land measurers w fre Northern C1rcars.
JEU.f,

Holcus sorg~

JU.IIf'lfUllf, the same as JEMNUM, q

JYARIJM,
Jn the Garnatu:, a .1 egster of lands.

============================'

A wood or thtcket, a country overrun w1th

wood 01 long grass, 10 a rude and uncul(Jl'ated
state
JANGLY,

Sort of millet

K.
KADEEM,
(A r-:~> kddtm).
Head, bead man One of lite numerous
lel,"llls used m the pemnsula to deotgnate the
bead man of a vtllage
KAJ\f W ASSOOL,
See KnAM-WossooL.

K4.NUM,
(".tAL kdnam).
[
1
Mortgage, usufi uctuary p-operty acqwred by
mortgage See CANUM. and KANUM PATOM""

{A ..lffalabar corruptron of s ::s{i1l' KANUMKAR,

Janma)
Btrth, btrthnght

J EMNUM

JELMKAH, the sameasJEMNUMKAR, q v

JELMKAR GUENY,
See J EL>IKAll and GuENEY
JELNUM

PO~NUJAM,

{MAL

kd:uamkb)

A mortgage of land

v KAliUM

KANUM PATUM,
(MAL kd11am-pdtam)
A mor!g-tge. deed A form of eonveytng Iaham leasebol<l, and by wb.tch a mortgagee gets
possessiOn of land

(A '1-lalabar corruptJon of s ~ 9C'J ss'j'

Janmam punaiJam)

KAN WASSOOL, bym1stakefor KHAM WA'3-'

SOOL, q v

Literally, btrth agam born The term IS

parttculdrly a~ phei to a mortgage deed, upon
tlte executiOn of winch the propnetor parts
"nlh ulmost luo whole mterest 1n the !dod.

KAPOO, KAPOOR, wnttenalso KAN POOR,.:.

One of t~e "terms t.sed m the penmsnla to
denote the hlad man .o1mong the l'tleerassadar of
a ullage

-en the

Affairs

ofThe EAST INDIA COMPANY

KHA

KEF
KARAR,
(A )j T.ardr)
.Firmness, stability Agreement, engagement,
contract

KARAR JAviMA DEH S4.LA,

(P

23

.Ill.. N~ ]::::""" )j

KI:FFYET HUSTABOOD,
(P .ly.f-" ~\.$ kifdyat-&-hast-o-Mtl)
Profit -of the hastabood, q v An 1tem of the
souballdnrry <~bwab, or cese of A/1 Verd1 ll.hat1,
consistmg ol resumptions of land, and discovered resource m ~halsa lan<ls brought to account m the fronher d1str1cts, under the charge
offouJdars, whtch they bad concealed.

ltardr-.Jamar-tdah-

scllah)
The engagement for a ten years Jnmma The
decenmal settlement of ~he Bengal pmllloces,
~ -made .m .the admmiStrabon of Lord Cornwalhs

KEFFYET SAYER,

(P .r.,L : !1.5 kifdyat-a-sdyzr)

~~~

Profit of the sayer, q v Profit or mcrease

of revenue derived from brmgmg to public
account fraudulent, or other Irregular emoluments or abuses m the branch<.s of the sager
dut1es See BAttY and PANCHOUTIU.

l'h<> performer of a busmess, an agent. The

prmcipd!J'rleerassadar of a village appomted by
the re>t to act as their common agent

KEFY AL, a. IDlstake m the prmt fot K~F

.FYAT, q v

KARIA KARAM,
(TAL Trdrya-kdram from 1l

kdrya-lrarah)

KI:HDAH,

KATE,

(A provmc1al corruption of
kshetra)

s ~

A field

KATE PUNJAH,
(TAM kef punJaz, from kit, a corruphon
uf s ~"!" kshi!tra a 'field, and TAM
punJat, q v)
Vmd which from situation cannot be Irrigated, and which, strtctly speal..mg, depends
upon the falbng .rams.

.TUMIIIAIL

KAWI:LI,

KERP,

<W'It'i kdrpds).

Cotton
KERPAS,
,;"

kawali),

"'\\- atchmg, guardmg, protecting The office

or employment of guar<hng and protecbng a
d1stuct ' v CA WEL

KAWEUGAR,
v CAWELGAll.

KAWELI RUSSOOM,
v KAwFLI and Russoo:ll Fee or perqwste
of a Kawellgar See CA wELGAR

KAY-KANUM-PATUM,
(MAL

( P J\,>1 <,?I~ ltMt!Jy-afyiJJ)

,
The traps or enclosures for catcbmg elepl1ants.
v KEHDAH An arhcle m the lumar, or assess-,
ment roll, of Jflf!,lllre -ap~I opnabons, to defray
the expense uf catchmg elephants m 7)pperab,
and SyU1ct

(B.

'(A J-.1$' kdrml)

(TAM

KEHDAH AFEAL,

,;"

KAUMIL or KAMUL,
Perfect, complete v

I"':J 1./u!rld)

(H

The trap or enclosure In wbtch wlld e1ephants are caught

kar-kdnam-pdtam).

Conveyance of a spot of land, m ftfalabar, to

one :who undertakes to fence It mth mud walls,
and plant It w1th trees, bemg m>ured n the
possession of 1t for a specllied per10d.

KEEL,
A lake

KI:FFYET or KEFFAYET,

(A '--'1.1.5 kifayat).
SurpluP, ]lrofit, advantage Profit resultmg
from the revenue tnvesttgatJOns of Jlieer CosSim,
bemg an Jtem of the soubahdnrry ab&~b, or
cesse ar1srng fromJag/nrcs and other lands held
at reduced rate by the prmcipal officers of the
Nazoms, wbtch were added to the pubhc nmt,
o1lso mcrease of revenue from hastabood enqmrles mto the resources of the T.lmlsa lands

(a. ~ kdrpds)
Cotton

KESSEMWAR,

(P .;~ ~ k1smwdr)
Accordmg to tts kmd, sort, or quaht1
KESSEMWAR GOSI-IWARAH,
(P ~.;'r-J.;1r--J krsmu,dr-goshwdrah)
An abstract account of lands spetlljmg the~r
dtlferent qualJtJes.

KETEENEE,

(B ~ kcf.tanl)

A spmner of cottoo, &c.

KEZANCHEE,

(P !.jf-1;> khazdncld}.
A treasurer

KHAT-lOON,

(s. ~ Fdhan,

H t:J~ 'kahdn ot
kdhan, corruptions of s.
Cfil ~'1 401 kdrshdpana).

o..l'~

Twelve hundred and e1ghty cownes, equal,

as money, to about four annas, or the fourth of
a rupee

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1812~ fro7n Select Committee

IWU
.h.HALS \,
(.._. .,l';> khtllt~ah).
J'lfre umnn:ed A11 ollice of govern01<111t,
In wln;h .the bumess of the revenue depart111ent ., transacted the exchequer when thiS
term Jil npplrd to lands. 1t gm6es lands the
cveuucs of whiCh arc pa1d mto the exchequer,
1
,.. contradl;tingUJsbed from Jaglure, or other
dcswpt!ons of lands, the government sltare of
"bose produce has beeu nss.gned to others

the Zemrndars, at tl1e rcneu al of !hell' a'l!nual

leases, by tbe Mutsedd~es, llr d~ks of the
khoha, but allerwards e;).tended to other obJects v KuALSA

KHEREI:F,
(.(., '-".f'" Jd10.1l')
Autumn, autumndl han est.

KHI:RYA.UT,

(A.

J{llALSA SHEREFA,

(I' Ax,!}- ~b. J..hdltsalz-i-6harifah).

KHE'i'ERY1
(A corruptmn of s O\(ibt4 "hltatnya,
pronounced khetn m the vulgar bal<!cts)
A man of the second or mltary trbe
KHILAUT,
(A ~ Tthzla.:t)
A robe of honour With wh!cll prmc~ -confer

The roJal treasury orexclequer.

KllA!Il, wr~tten ~o 11.4-M,

(r rb. khdm)
Unr~pe, c1 ude,

Immature, gross

KHAM CHITA11,

(11 ~ r6. khdm-clat{;a')

.A rout;h statement or account v

Ku ~M

KHAM WOSSOOL,

(P

dgmty
An 1tem of the abwab or ImJJOSts
SeeZva MATHOTE

J_,..J rb. Jrfuim-wasUl).

Gro;s rell<!l\, as Qf revenue, also th~ J'l'eord

cxb!b!bQg 1t

KliANABARRY,
o~.~6.

1.hdnal1 a house, and

B <rt\ft hdr{, from s <fTG1 IJdti a
dwellmg)

(From P

A house wth Its appurtenane<?s, such as

gardens, orchards ami toe hke Domam v
NA"'CAIL.

KHIRCU .ORA.Af,
(P
l.harch-l0"T"dm, from P. <t:T"
kl10.rch expense, and s. ::rpf grdma a

riJ;r:_J>

village)
Expense of the VIllage Contrzbu!Jons Iev1ed
10 tl1e vdlages, profe.. edly to defray the expenes Incurred by the Potarl<, or their servants.
and by others, m tra,elhng to the cutcllerry of
the d1strwt on the pubhc aftdJrS of the villages

IKHODE KHOSHT,

KHAN WOOSEL,

For KHAM WossooL, q v

KHAREGE JUl\f'lfA,

(P t:- x_.)b. kltd1 y-z-;7am~)

What zs excluded Ji-o111 tM Jll1f1Tlla o:r a&H>unt
of the r~~tal Rents fi'o111 the R:you enJoyed
by patt~ !Bth"flduals -.r!tder as.Ignments or
~rants from gonfllllle&t, &w:h ,all ~ l'lt.12IQVI>f
Crorv;s a11d ~emin4ar:

K.llAB.

(A v-~ kMs)

=lr.- khazrat)

Good deed, charities, alms Allowances for

occaszonal ch-.r~tv In the poor of all ,Perullsmns, no Item of the MusconAT, q '

Private, pecuhar, par!tcular, .P"OJI"'' Revenue collected Imme<\latei,JC .by government,

Without the agency of 21errrmda,.. Under the
Company's ~<>>ernmGQt !!Ilk~ -'l!f> Will IS
gener tlly applied when there IS an zmrnedlBte
dl\ on of the actual produce hel\11<1611 fue flO
vernment and ttbe l~JIOI<, ani! alsQ -..here the
revenues of smaller porbons ttaa oerprndaru;s
are Jet to fdrm

KHASNOVEI:SI:E,
(" ~J' ,P... Jcnd.r-Mt:ld, from I> v'6.
.bluld, q. v. and P u-' y nov/4 WJitmg)
What relates 'to lhe ~venuneJ!I derks and
accountants
An arhcle of the saubahdarry
pb..,td>, "" <1199e mtroduced hv Jt!lfier Khan ,
belug .Qillgot.oalw ,. fWstHI!It or fue 1l>.acted from

(Properly P ~II' ~J> klzUd-kdsht, from

<lJ> khud self, and ..,;-:..~ ktishtan to
sow seed)
~ett'-sown or cultivated .A pphed to R!Joll;
the term means tl10-e who cult1vate land m the
VIllage where they reside, and by hered!t'"7
nght, also the .laild so culbvated

KHOMAR,

(B ~ khdmdr).
1'hresbmg-floor Lands, tl>e ll}ltJts of wlclt
do not pay a IOQney-rent, but d1v1de the produce at certam rateg af share w1rh the Z emznl(ur, contrddJstlll!l'tllblwd R-am noi;Y lands, m
Wh1cl! the gove~ uml'nt duea are paNI JD money.

KHOO!'!HBASH, by DUStake, CHOOOBA.SH,

(P 1,..!\, L},:> kktislz !Jfislz),
One who hves happily or at h1s ease A
descr1ptwn of mhabztants 10 the Ceded Durt.Ncts
KHORAK AFFIAL,
(P J\,:>1 ~~.:> khurdli-z-qfyt.il)
:fgoll of elephants An atlowance In S,!JO.tl
for n.amlatlrtg elephants when ~uglrt.

KHVD1AN,

lFrotn TAJII kudz)

A cultzvator v. Cooni

-on the Atrairs of The EAST INDIA

CO\IPA~Y.

KUL

KIS
KHURCH or KHIRCH or KURTCH,

(A i f khary, P V

kluuch)

Expense, expenditure Casual expenditure

for pubhc purposes 1D the busmess of revenue
arrangement

K.HURCHA,
~A 1.>-..f'" kltar:Jah, P 4.::-..f'"
Disbursement, expenditure

kharc!taT.)

KIDMUTD <\R, probably for KIDMUTGAR,

(P J'L..- khzdmat-gdr)
A -servant, an m-door servant
KIFFUT for KIFFYUT, q v
KILLADAR,
Commander c a fort

KIMUT KHESHT GOUR,

1}

(TAM

~
~
,
,

klmat-t-klu~ht-t-

KISMUL, a mistake for KIS11UT, q v

KISMU'l',

(A...:......-> kzsmat).
DIVIsiOn, proportion, share, part A dinBion of country, sometimes formmg part of a
crrcar, and mcludang several dtstrJcts, more or
less, but more generally, part ot a pergunnah
N B The proportions of such diVISions are
d1stmgmshed by the number of annas or SIX
teenth parts they contam
KISS <1., a typographical errDr for HISSA, q v.
KISSAS,
(A u"l....,; l,zsds)
The .ftfulwmmadan law of retahabon
KIST,

(A !...; l.zst)
Stated payment, 10stalment of rent

KOODIMANER,
A contract, 10 lJlalabar, the elfcct of whc.lt
IS to com Prt the tenure of mortgage by pledge
mto a kmd of freehold
KOOLCURNEY,KOOLKERNAIN,KOOL
CURNY, KULKURNY,
(TEL kulkarrua and kulkarnam)
A vllage accountant, m the N ortllern Carcars,
who IS generally a Brollman
KOORI KANU:M,

kurt kdnam)

A lease on fitvourable terms for the tmprove

ment of land.

(H ,_; kUt)
Esbmate, appraisement, valuatiOn
bon of tne crop v ANcHUMN A

Valua

KORAN,

(A

u~,;

kurdn)

The book contaJmng the religiOUS precepts of

Nulwmmad
KOSHAM,

(s ~ kosha,

TEL and TAM

k&sham)

Case, repoSitory, trea,ury, regster A vllage register 10 winch are entered the lands
held by Bra/mum~ 1n the southern polagor Ulo
tracts.
KOYT,

(A provmc1al corruption of s Cfil<!ltl!l

kdyastha).
The name of a m1xed tTibe of /Imdus, whose
piOfessiOn IS generally wr1bng and accounts
Most of the Bomans and S~rcors of Colclltlo aro
of th., class
KRORIE,
v CaoniE
KUDDUIIf RUSSOOL,
( J:-'J
kadam-zJf'asftl)
The footstep of the prophet Allowance for
preservmg the tmpress10n of the foot of .ftlulwmmad, or the place of worship where It IJ
preserved, an ttem of the MusconAT, q v

r<l1

1\ISTBUNDY,
l.i~

kudi)

Inhabitant, tenant, Rvov, q

KOO'f,

PriCe of bricks of Gour v KisT Goun A

soubahdarry Impost establ1sh.ed by Ali Verdi
Cawn to defray the expen"" of conveymg away
bn~J..s from the rums of the anc1ent clly of
Gaur, once the capital of Bengal

(P

KOLKAR,
Tile same as Pe0111 m MrJabar

(MAL

(P. }.:~ .W. kzltalz-ddr).

(P
_gaur)

KOKU\fNAM,\1 by miStake for HOOKUillNAMA, q v

h.OODI,

KHURCHA SUDDER,
(P ;..>...' 4.::-? lrh.archah-t-sadar)
Expenses of the chief station or seat of government, m contrndistmcbon to Kltarcha/J-1mofusszl or expenses of the country or mtenor

Warder of a castle

25

kzst-bandt)

A contract for the payment of a debt or rent

by mstalments v KisT
KIST GOUR,

(1'

J/ ~ klusht-z gaur)

Bricl..s of Gaur The expense of biicks from

the rums of the city of Crour, once the capatal
of Bengal one ot the soubalulmry ab..cab or
eesscs

h.ULGOOTASON,
In Tmnatelly, n fixed sum so called for
which the punJah land was giVen up
KULLAR.
In the Ceded Dlitncts, b1rren land
(G)

GLOSS-tRY to Vth Report (ISIZ) }tom Select Committee

K'YV-LOD-1\:IAD

KUT

KUTKI:NADAR,

KULWAR,
(r )f$ kulu,dr)

(s ~'f4;"\l&tl<l' katTunrid'dr)

Accordmg to all, general The term IS ap

hed to a settlement of the land revenue,
~hen the rent of each mdt\ldual Ryot ts fi'<ed
and collected by the officers of go' ernment,
wtthout the mtermedmte ngcnrv ol Zemm.clart
or farmers of the revenue bee lh ot\1 AR

KUliiEN ATUl\f,

1'he farmmg lock of an mdtvtdual, such a!t

hiS ploughs, bullocks, e.laeo or ser>anl, &c

KUMI,
(P ~ kami)
Deficiency
Defietency JU the wetglit ott
\Blue of com, mteNor <ruld& or e:..pendJtm"e
N B 1\UMtsAGON '" p. ()82 shou\tl. h;we been
diVIded by a comma,. bemg two words, namely,
~un11 and sagon

An under tenant, furmer, or renter.

KUTLAI,
In the Ceded Dtstncts, a field
KUTTEI)
V KUTLAt
RYAL,

(A Jl.,? kaydl)
A weighman Tlte person who wetgTts out
the respective shares of the crops m a village

KYVEDOOTH,
A form of mortgage and transfer of landed
property m Malahar

L.

KUMPLI,
In the Ceded Dtstncts, a draw-well

KUNGANUl\f,

Fees patd to the ompmy as arr mdemmty

for the expense of over.eemg the JUSt approprtalton of the podoo shelawo, and the. c:uttmg and dnJsJon of the crop

KUNKAL,
' (a' J~ T..a1~gdlj..

(A b-.f'"

klwryah,

(A provmeml corruption of s- ~
laksha)
One Illl1lilred thousand. N B. A ladi of
Bengal srcca rupees ts, at 2t 6d, equlll to
pounds sterlmg lli',500

Poor, mtserable Kun~allands are lands the

rc' cnues of whtch are approprmted for the.
support of poor pet sons

KUIWHA

LAC,

LAKERAJE,

(A Ti:'t--l U.klur4J, compounded of tho

privative particle J M and ~ khzrllJ
rent).
Rent.tree Lands. rent-free , or Ia~ tl1e
government dues from whtch are assgned to
any person for bts own benefit, or are approptlBled to any pubhc purpose. The term IS
11sed m conttadtstmcllon to MALGUZARY, q, v

P ~.f'" kharcl!a"ftJ.

Expendtture ' KuacrrA

KURN\JM
(TEL irarnam),
A secretary, wnter1 clerk. See CURNI:IM.

LINGUMU1',

KuSilE!'I'f,

(s f~n lmga-mata)

In the Ceded D1strtcts, a streamlet or water-

One who wurshps the Lmg<1m

course from a sprmg

RUS~OOR,

LOl\IBALLIES,

(A ;,.;J Aum1)
Want, defect,

d~fictency

'
An Jtem of the

ll"-;;;nb fDr~rly levted "" part of the deft

kurcl~a, or vtltage charges, to make up

r.,.

the defrcmncy Ill' tl.., rupee.. collected m the

mofuml, or mter10r of the country, wh1cb,
under the ltlogul government, were requtred,
to be patd mto the treasury at all equa}
standard

KUTCHA,

LOi\IBARDJES,
v BEEGARAH

LOONTABURDARS,
A typograplucal mist.lls.e for SooNTABli'A
DAns,

..

u ~ lldncha')..
Raw, erude, >mmatuPe, v Cr:rTCH A

(H

BEEGARAll

M.

~ kacM,

KCTCII.\. BALLANNY, BALUNNY, or

IlLKLNNY,

A term used In Dmagepore

A resumption
of one tenth proportion of land held by the
ll!fols. " KuTCH A aD<\ Cu11CI\A

KUTKENA,

(s ~f<:s;rj katkma').
An under furnr

MAAL,
See MAr. and MEnAL
MAD ESTRUM,

madtyastam,
madhyastham)

(TAM

for

s. ~~

Standmg between medmbon The med1a

(ton ofa Pobgar to protect a (:rrcar vtllage from
any breach of fatth on the part of government
or 1ts officers

tile Affatrs of Tb<:t EAST INDI! COMPANY.

1m

MAL

MAR

MATIRASSA,

llfALGUZAR,
( r )Jtll... mdl-g"zdr}.

(A 4:J.Mo madrasali),
A college.

'Vho paj s rent or revenue The ter111 I$

apf.I.cable to every description of pernon who
ho d. land paymg a revenue to gQvernmont,
whether as tenant, Zemrndar, Qf fo~ruer

MADRISSA,
See MADnAsu

li1AGANY,
(TAM

JIJALGUZARRY,
(1' o.,?)Jtl\... mc{-guzdr{A frqm A,

mdgdnam}.

A distriCt

pay).
"'
Paymg revenue A term apphed to asse;sc<t
lands, or lands p.1ymg revenue !o government ,
also the rent of such lands

lJAGAU:N",
See MAGA.N'Y

MAHA.TANACUM,

1\fALGUZARRY TEHSIL KOOL,

See MAHA.J A "<tll\1..

(P, ...~ ~ ._;)~1... rnalguzdri-ta7r~il-i

1UAHAJEN,
See MAl'f.UA.NU

ku.ll),

MAHAJANUM,

mahtf.:Janam, s i{ &;l:sl~ malid-

;ana)
A grea~ persoa , a. "erchant. Propr1et01 of
land eqmvaient to MERDASSADA.n, q V
MAHL,
See MEHAL.

The rent, or land revenue, accordrng to the

whole colleeltons Net revenues. \ov1ed fro111
Zemrndars and farmers, and Oil oflicern of gQvernment.

MA.LZAl\liN,
(P

U"'UI... mdl-zdmm).

Bondsman for the dochnrge of a debt, or

payment of rent See MA.LZAMI.NBB

MAHMOOL,

MALZAMINEE,

SeeMAMOOL

(P. u-~1... mdl-uilnznl)

MAHOOTERAN,

eu~ mahattardn a PerSian-corruptJoh

m the plural number
mahattrd:).

of_~.

Wr1tien secur~ty for the du.e payment of lL

debt eP revenue

&I ~a;t MALI X{,

(A. ~t.. mdlrk).

Lands g1ven for the mamtenanee o{ rest>eet_able plll'!I<!I!. l)ot }lmltniOJ)J.

Mas.ter, lo.rd, propnetor , owllf'r

MA.LIKANA,.

(P .t.~\.o mdlzkdnali, from A. ~\..

mdllk, q v)

:MAHSOOL,

(A

tndl

wcal,th, property, revenue, and p .._r..1..f

See MAG ANY

(TAM

Jl...

guzw.htu11 ~o qu1t_ leave, dl&ciiar"q,

11-JAGANNY,
'"

J,.-.- malisul)..

Collected The produce or sum of any tbmg.

The amount or produce <Jf the ffl!JfJf' dutJe' uo
salt 1mported, manufactured and consumed

MAHSOOL S 4.YER,

(P ..1-l... ,J.r=:" malisUI-wdyr).

The produce of the Sa!Jer dutles
sooL

., MM!-

What relates 01 belongs to a per<on ~ master

or head man The maltt.at~a of a 'llacuddm, or
head Rljol, 1s a share of each Ryol' produce
rece1ved by h1m ~s a cutomary due, fm uung ""
arttt:le of the N EAKDARI\ Y, q v Tho ~crm
ts also apphcahle to the na11rar, or allow mcc to
VIllage collectors, or JlfocuddmiS of snell vilfagl"<
as pay rents unmechately to the lillfllsa, h1 "''~' 111
1tem of the MuscoRAT, q v See also 1\hf
'CUDlM&

"MAIISOULY PEON,
(P

J.r=:" m.ahsUll,

from

J,.-.- mah-

sul)
A Peon emplo,rcd m the collecbons
MAHSOOL

?.IAL,

(A

MAMOOL,

(A

J,-.. ma-mtll)

Pracltsed, esthhohcd, II>Udl, cu,tomar)

'V

).11ANGUN,

(B. trto;Jrr mdngan)

Jl... mdl)

Wealth, property Revenue, i'Pnt, parbcularly that ansmg from terr1tory, 111 conlraWs
tmcbon to the customs and dut~es lev1ed OR personals, called SAYER, 9 v 'See also MEDAL,
-w1th wh1clt term th1s IB ofien confou11ded by
Europedns

Bcggmg, reqnebt, one of the ceses or ubmah A tax or mposJoJon fo1 merly 1~, ~ed In
the officers stat1oneaat tb~ choltcHndghtfll

1\IARAH,
Perqm<~tes from the crop, fees m kmd, so
called m the Nm them Crrcars, the. ur1.c "'
R~soo>r, q Y

GLOSSAR"i to Vtb Report (1812) from Select Committee

MIN

MEE
MARA!IfUT,
(A. ~.1" marammat)
1\ieDdtng, repw.rmg

l'riEERASSEE,
(A. J~ mlrdsi).
Heredttary, heredtary proper!}
of a MEERASSADAR, q v

The land.

t.IAROCHA,
A tal< on marrtagcs.

1\fEHAAL,
See MLUAL

:UATAFURRUCKAT,

1\fEHAL, 1\fAHL, llfHAL, l'riAAL, 1\10HAUL, MEHAUI~, 1\'IEHAAL, l.IH.L,

(A pi

.::.l:ij:... mutafamkrll).

Separatt>., scattered, dispersed, various. Scattercd dtvtston or porttons of land

MATAYENAH,

See 1\lurA~IEII.

~ATHOOT,

SecMuoT&.

(A j~ mahdll plur of
properly a place).

.Jr malm/J

Places, dJstrtcts, departments

Places or
sources of revenue, patllculady of a terr1tortal
nature lands N B Tins term should not,
as JS often the <:ase, be confounded wtth JL.
mal, another Arnb1c tvord, to an mcorrect ear,
somethmg hke 1t 111 sound .lflalw/1 denotes t!te
places or lands yteldmg a revenue, hut malts
the rent or revenue Jtsclf ausmg from the
lands See MAL
MEHAUL,
See !lhHt.L

M lTHOOT FEEL KANEH,

(P ~-..... J.,. ~*" mathot-t-fil-khdnah)
An 1mposttton for the elephant house or stable A oubnlularr!f arttcle of the abwab or cesses
....tabltsbed hy Svjnh Kilaun, betnf; a contrtbuttOn to defray the expense of feedtog the elephdnts of the Nazrm and Dewan
, 1\ILH\fANY,
( <J \.o.e-- rmlmzd11l, from P ul.t.e-- mzltrndn
:MATHOTI:, spelt al<o 1\'I.A.THOOT, MATHOOL and 1\il.JTHOTL,
a guest)
What relates to a guest, ho<pttahty Al
(11.
mat/Wt).
lowance .for entet trunmg p1lgnms, tra\ ellers,
C1ptlahon, contrtbuhon, tmposttton An
and strangers m general, an 1tem nf the Musoccasaonal1mpostor hx, hometJmeq mcluded m
conAT, q v
tlte An" An, q v See also ZYn 1\[uno:rE
MI:LWASSY,
MAUNIUM,
In the pemnsula, extra produce partly np
proprtated to the use of tcml'les and other
(TAM mdnzyam, ft om s. ~ 1ndnyo.,
reltgtous purposes
respectable, l1onorable)
'
A grant of land, or asstgnment of the go- MEN-AUTISTY,
Grand master of arbllery
'Vernment share of the produce therefrom, to
the revenue officer, and the publtc servants of MENEWAR,

the villages m the Northern Crrrnrs See

In .Malabar, a person who keeps the d.tstru:t
EN Au, SuNNUD~ TunnABU.DDY and PITCHA.Y
accounts called hobly.

..::..*"

llAUZA,

(A l:"'r' mattza.::.).
A place, a vtllage
1\lAUZAWAR,
(P )~r mauzQ;-udr, from A ~r
mauza.::. a place, a village)
By vtllages A vtllage settlement, whre
the officers of the government farmed out the
lands of the whole vtlla~~ to an mdJvJdual, or
to tlte commumty of a vwage
MEDDUD,
See llluDnun
MI:DDED !\lASH,
"iee MuDDED MAsH

1\!EERASS,
(A <!.>~ mlrds or mlrdtli)..
Heritage, patr1mony

MI:I:RASSADAR,
(r )0::,1_,... mtrdsa-ddr)
The holder or possessor of a !tentage y_
MEuAss The propnetor of land

1\lAHL,
See MEHAL
MOHALZAMINEE,
See MALZAMtN EE,
MHASOOL,
See MAusooL
lllHASOOL SAYI:R,
See MAHsooL SAYED
MILKEUT,

(A .____a.. mzlklyat)
Property, -proprtetary rtght
1\IILKEU'f ISTIMRAR,

{P ;'r:--1 ~
mzlt.-lyat-1 rstzmrdr). ,
,
Proprtetary nght m contmuabon

1\ULKUJT,
Sec llhLI<El11:.
f
MI~H\,

(A ~ I f 7/lm-lia')
Lttcrally, fiom tlt~t
bon

Ded~tton,

suhstrao-

en the Alfa1rs of The EAST INDIA COMPANY.

MOC

MOK
1\IODAKIL,

1\IOBU,

(A ~ mubi&.l)

By purchase or sale
conb act purchase.

(A
Manufacture of salt by

MOCASAU,
Sec MocASSAU

(A ~ mtifrusal)

MOCASSAU,

Peons, m the N 01 thern Crrcart, who were

pard by 15.rants of land, subJect to a qu1t rent
only v rr:oN

MOCUDDIM,

,-.l.O.. mul..addam)

Placed before, antecedent, prior, foremost

Head Ryot, or prmc1pal man m a v1llage, who
supermtends the atfa1rs of 11, and, among other
duties, collocts the rents of government w1th1n
hiS JUrisdiction The same officer 1s m Bengal
called also Mrurdul, and m the Penmsula Goad
and Potml

ll.OqUDDIMY,

...t'.;:...

mul..addaml, from A l"ol.il.o

'lllukaddam)

What relates to a Mocuddzm

The russoom
or share of each Ryot's produce rece1ved by
the ~focuddun, an article of the neal,rJarry
nlso the nancar or allowance to vrllage collectors or 11-Iocuddrms of such vi,llages as pay rents
Immediately to the l.llalsa, bemg an n1 hcle of
the muscoral. See MALIK Alii A
-

MOCUDMY,

MOFPSSIL DEWANNY ADAWLUT,

(P .....J\.\C ...i1y.J ~ mufassal diwanl

~ddlat)

Provmcral court of Clvrl JUBilee..

MOGANY,
See MAG ANY

MOGGS,
See MuGs
See MEHAL.

MOCUM,

MOHIR,

See MoltEE>l

See MoHnEa.

MOHRER, MOHIR, MOHUR, 1\IORAH,

MOHERRIE,

MOCURRER,

(A .JJ-< mukarrar)
What IS

MOCURRERY,

(P uJ'fo. nmkarrar{, from A

karrar)

Separated, parltculmzed, drtmgmslred, drvrded mto drstmct parts, detnrled The subordinate diVISions of a drstrtct, m contradis
lmctton to the term saddur, winch rmphcs the
chtef seat of go>ernment, also the country, as
opposed t<> town the mter10r of the country
As appbed to accounts, the term stgmfies detatled, or those accounts "htch ate made up
10 the 'fillages and pergu11nalls, or larger d1v1
s1ons of country, by the Putwames, Canopgoes,
<>I Senshtarlars .As apphed to charges, 1t
sur;mfies the ""Pense of vrtla"e and pergunnatl officers employed m the busmess of re
ce1vmg, collecting, setthn~, and regtstermg
the rents, such as llfocuddms, Putwamer,
Peons, Pyles, Canongoes, Senshtadars, Telrsldars, Aumcens, &c &c

MOHAUL,

See MocunniuT.

F1xed, estahhshed, permanent

fixed or settled

mudQ],.liil)

MOFUSSIL,

l;ee MocASSAU.

(P

J>l~

lntroducbons, anneut10ns, addrhons An

nexahons or addrtrons of lands to a parbcul,u
financml cllvtston, or lands acqmret.l, con-,t
dOI"ed w1th reference to revenue See Mo~t
IIAD.IJE

MOCASSA,

(A

29

.J}-.

mu-

As apphed to lands, means lands let on a

fi,.ed lease The term rs also apphed to the
gove1nment dues from the CAVEL, q v

{A .)_;.... muharrzr).
A write~", a clerk m an office.

1\IOHTEREFA,
(A IJ_rS' =htarajah)An arb.ficer Taxes, personal and profes
sronal, on artificers, merchants, and others ;
also on houses, Implements of B,"flculture,
looms, &c a branclr. of tbe S.A.YER1 q v,

MOHTERF.A,
1\IOCURRERYDAR,

(P ).J ..S.J'j. mukarrarl-ddr).

Possessor ol a lease or grant for a fixed perwd v Mocuaa11. and MocuancaY

MOCURREY,
See MocunnEnY

MOCURREYDAR,
See MocunnEnYIIAR,

See MonTEnEF A

MOHUR,

See MoRREn.

MOJIURRIE,
See Monar:n.

MOKEEllf,

(A

rj.. mukavvzm),

Who fixes or oettles

(H)

An appr&ISer.

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1812) fr&m Select. Committee

MUD

~!OR

MORACHA,
See MAnocnA

MOKHARIJI:,

(A 'C)\st- muklzallJ)

Expenses, deductron~r, exe!ustoll! T~rtUory

drsrncmbercd and lo!t to the revenue, formtng
rt head of dcdoettom frolrl the eollecbons of the
~ermmrars m thmr nctonnts, under the general
term \VAZEAT, q v The reverse of MoJlA:
tiL, !I v

:MOLD l'< GEE,

J.L. malang)
11Wnl!faktr)
A supraviSor, or manager

MOOFTY,

The Jiuhammarian law of1ieer wllo declares

lite sentence
1\tOO.tAV"f,

MOULACHO,
Nattve mii1t1a

Se6um(y corps

(A t:"'.t" maut:ll#)
A place, a village, the cu.lttvated Iunds of a
villuge
MOUZAWAR,

(A ..;}.:-- maulatl)
A leame& aud reltgtoU9 malt.
preter of the liiulrammadan ]qw

( P J~

A:.. mt~r

1\IOOLGUENY,
l\{ULGUENY.

t:"'.:-< mauza...-udr from

1L vJIIage)

~_,...

mau~

By vtllage A term employed to dcstgnate

a vtllage settlement
1\IOUZERA,
SeeMuz&RA

!IIOOLVY,
See MooLAVY

N!OUZERA1J',
See JlfuzEaA
MOVEN or 1\fOYl!.N ZABIT.HI,

MOOl\SIIEE,

{A ._,!.-. munsM)
Letter-wnter, secretary N B EuropeallS
gtve thts tttle to the nattve who mstrncts them
JU the PersJ.an language

MOOT AU,
(Probably for TAM motlit a: heap or
parcel}
In the Northern C.rcars, a small diStr!d! or
coubdn IMon of a country, cono;;u;tJng of a certam
nnmber of 'tllages mOrt! or less A farm of
sc' erul Hllage
!lfOOTAHDAR1
The holder of a r.I'<>OTAIP, q.. v A person
on "hom the ummdarrg rtghls of a mooW.lt are
<nnfurrerJI ~ tile govermMnl, 1111<k!r the cond!!tons- of a perpetual settlenoent.
~

1\100 fAll D,\PlloY,

'Vhat relates to a 1\IooT AIIDAn, '1: v
MOOTiL.'\IEH,

(A

muslulha1 ah)

MOUZA,

(A ...?-< mujfi]

~1.:..

MOTRARPHA,
See llfonTEnEFA

MONWAR,
(TAM

(A

MOTEI'lPHA,
See llfonTI:REF A

Manulacturer of !<alt

A surveyo

MOSHAIRA,
Monthly sttpend, pcnston, salary1 pay or
wages A monthly allowance granted by the
state to a Zemmdar when suspended from h1~
office

1\IOLAVY,
See l\Ioo LA vv

(a

MORAH,
In Canara, rent Ill Jnnd A field, let to a
tenant at WJIJ, IS reckoned and called a field of
so many moraIrs

~ 71V.d~ayyanah)

A nnhtary stahon, post, or command Stnttoned It oops Stbundy or provtncut.l corps

:&IOPILLAS,
A trtbe of Arabs settled on the J1Ialabar coast
1\IORACA,
i!>ee MAllOCH A

(A olb\.. ..;;... mzu.ayyan zdbttah}

Estabhshed custom Charges, collectt<>IIS so
called m the Ceded Dtolrtcts
MUCHELKA,

(T

mucltalkah)

A solemn engagement or declaratron m wnt

mg

MUCHELKA IN DARUD,
(P <>_;I.J d-1

4f" muchalkak in ddrad)

'' The engagement contams th1s " The tJtle

of a wntten declaration, whtcb, under the Jlfu.

hammadan admliHlraoon of the N ortltern (If
cars, was produced by the .llmmfdar or collector
general, gncd Jomtly by the De.moots and
Dcspomkahs, purportrng thut they bad not, 10
the way of brthcrv or ofherwtse, p ud anythmg
to the agent of' goverlltltent, e:tccpt wft-.t IS spectlied m the public accounts of receipts
MUCuRRERY,
(P '<fJ./'" mulw.rrari).
Relatmg to wltat IS fixed or estabhsbed, as
mucurrery leases, mucurrer.!l grants, &c v
MocunnERY

1\I:UDDUD,

(A

.l.M

matlad)

Atd, help, aststance,

on the Alfars of The EAST INDIA COMPANY

MUN

l\IUS

MUDDUD MASH,

(P

~~ ..1~

llfUNNIMS,
Jungle posses&ons m the Nnrthcrn Cucars

madad-t-ma=dsh)

'
A1d for subsistence
An arhcle m the rent
roll called tumar Jtmlmdj collsistmr; of Bllotrnents of land, as a subsiolence to religious and
learned men , an Item of the muscdrat, and a
branch of a!lma gr:mts.

MUNNOVERTY,

(s JOt 41'{fft

(s. ~ madhura, from s

honey)
Sweet, fresh
MUDHOORY,
(From s ~ madl1ura

*'r

fessiOn, hvehhood, mamtcnance)

A ch of m1htary tennn1s of a lr1ghcr order,
lh the Northern Ltrears, \\ ho were bound to
brmg their adhe1ents \VIlh tl10an mto the lield

madhu

MUNNY CAVELLY,
(TAM

See MtJD-

manaz-lcdvali)

A term used m J.ll!Jsore for viii..ge wa(chmg

r~es

HOOR)

MUJERA, or MUJ.I:RAH,
See MozEnA
MUJERAI,
(P 1.3~ muJrdy{, from A IJ""" mu;rd
allowance, premiUm , obe1sance, respect)
Who pays respeet Ackmnvledgments made
to the Zemmdars m the vctmty of the hiUpeople of Rtyehmhal, to prevent robberies, bemg an Item of the MusconAT, q v

MUNSIFF,

(A ............, muwnf)
A JUst and eqmtable man Jl,afJve Jn,hcc or
Jndge whose powers do not extend farther tl ~n
to su1ts for personal property not exceedmg:
fifty rupees

MUNSUB,

(A................ mattsab)
A:n office of dgmty a\td title, generalf:r of a
m1htary nature

MUNSUBDAR,

(P ).J ........-_. 1flll11Stib;-ddr}

Holder <if a MIJN>sto. 'J' v A m1bfm9' officer of rank lwldmg til<~ trtle nllder thl!' Muollllall governments

I MUNSUBDARAN,
u~~~ ..........._. mansahddrdn, plur of
).J ~ mansabddr See MuNSVB-

(P

MUJ:MUDAR,

~&~ 11iqprru~ah-dtir, from

DAit).
The _llfumubdars nr m1htary officenl o( Ia nil:,
an arhclc In the roll c.Uled tumar JUmmali, conSlshng of ;aghrre appro~r1~bons to m1htary officers, on the condition of scrvace

u.J...s:.< nwfmrJ,;afl an<t p ).J adr)

Wlio has m c~arge tbe '1\bole collection A
temporary re enue accountant ol' a d1sfnd or
provmce

MUL GUENY.
(Perhapl> fr-ont s ~ 'f~Hil!~a purehase,
p'l'lee, wages, h1t~ ~ tt'nd CAN guey a
tenant)
In Conara, a tenant by purchase, or for ever,
at a fixed rent

MURRAMUT,

(A ~.!" murammat)
Repamng, mending

Charges for repdlrs

MUSCOOR,

(A .;J.M mazk!}r)

1\itJLtA,
(A

from

manah the mmd, and ~ vnth pro-

Apphed to lands, means fresh, m conlrad.tstmctwn to nemucJ.y, or salt lands

MUFTI,
SeeMooFTY
MUGS,
Puates from the coast of Arraccm, \Vbo formerly committed great depredatwns in the trver
Ga11ges

( p ),)

ma~to vrztl1,
1

MUDHOOR,

'

31

MeltfwrieJ, bef01 e-menboncd , n m~ttPr before-mentiOned

i. mulla}.

; l'tfUSCOOlUT, MDSCORAT,

A learned man, a schoolmaster

MUNDUL,

(s 'I 03&) mandala,

Jl ~

mdndal)

A circle, a d"~>Ion Of courtby so called

The head man of a viii'~;, the same dS Mo

<mnnnr, q.. "

1\IUNEWAR,

( Jfanaz-wdr from

TA~J

mamn a ptece of
.;~ wdr)

ground, and p
An officer who keeps tl1e ltob!y or
-account 10 11-Ialabar

m>mct

(A <:!)\1j~ mazkurdt, pi
mazkur)

of )f...

Matters or Ilems whcb ""' e been be fine

mentioned or specified Du~toor,, or cncotonuu v
dcd"chons, alloned to Zemmrlnrs from tlaer
collections, at the close of thr1r '->ttlemt>ttt'~,
appbcd to a varaety ot petty mrj}11<1l dhhllr<e
ments, or wh1ch the russoom :c.mmdm' lJ lHJcl
nancar lands are a part and mcludmg rharatable donatiOns oragmally unprov1riecl fur an
Jtem or bead of revenue account or c..ompJ.r.r: ...
tl\ ely modern mttuton

GLOSS.\RY to Vth Repmt (1812) fiom Select Comm1ttee

S!l

MUZ-NAl\1

MUZ
.MUSCOORY,
(P ..s;~ IIZZklirl from A ;J~ mazlnlr)
Small or smgle pergunnnlts't smundanes, a.nd
petty maids, or ta/ookdarnes, I'"Y"'g rent through
a superiOr zcmmdar v lllvscoon..
JliLSHAIRA,

JIH'ZOONAT,
(A c.=-11_,1_,.. mawz1lndt,

We1ghed, adtnstcd , settled or ba.lanced, ns

an account ~What has been adJn,ted or settled Allowed dedurtlolls apphed to a varJCt_y
of disbursements, such as the 11an~ar or allowance to the :enundar, &c

~~1nushdluzrah)

(A

A bargam by the montlt

ry, wages, or sl.!pend

Monthly pay, sala

JIIL'SHAIR.A. KOOLKERNAIN,

N.

(P ulfl ~I;.. m.ushdhawh-z-T.ulkal-

ndn)
1\lonthly allowance to BraTI.IJillll accountants
m the Northern Clrcar~.
MUSHAOOL,
A nustake for MusnRooT, q. v

(A 1._,_r... mashrot).

MUSHROOT TANNAJAUT,
t.::.>l>.\,~ _J._,_r...

maskrf.tt-z-t'hdnq}lit)

Cond11.J.onal apptopnattons of land m Jaglnre

for garrJBons, and pensiOns
MUSNUD,
~

NAIB,

(A ..._...L nclyzb)
NAIB NAZIM,

Sttpulated, condii.J.onal As apphed to grants

of lands, tl s1gmfies that the grants are, etther
wholly or m part, to be appropnatcd to pari.!
cular uses

(A

NABOB,
See N AwAn

A deputy

1\IUSHROOT,

(P

pi of A UJJ-""

rnaw:wn)

rbL ~\, nazb-ndzzm).

Deputy of the Nazzm or governor.

NAIG,
See NAIK
NAIK,

(s =~.,..,14"""Cfi,... ndyak or ndyaka)

Leader, conductor, chief, petty mthtary or.
ficer

N All!..WAR,

masnad).

The place of stttmg

chrur of state..

(P

a seat. A throne or

MVTA.H,
See MooTAH
MUTAHDAR,
See JliooTAHDAa.

From s =~"1"'~'4"'Cfi,.. ndyaka or ndyak, and

the Persian possess1ve parttc1ple J~ u-dr
together forn:ung ndyal.-wdr)
Possessmil" a nayalc A vtllage tmder the rna
nagement or a nayllk Sec N AIK
NAIKWARRY,

s. -=.,..,1...,4'"'Cfi"" ndyaka and

wdr{, form1ng ndyak-udrl)

(From
MUTHOTE,
bee JliATBOTE

(A

4;~

Any th mg connected With a vtllage, &c.

under aN AIK, q v Estabhsbment of village

MU'l'SEDDY,

:,S.l...:... mutasaddl).

Intent upon
pubhe office

Wrlter, accountant, clerk m a

MUTT,

(s ifd mat'ha)
A college, a convent.
liH.:ZCOORAT,
bee Mus~oonAT
.~lUZERA,

(.t.. t;;< mazra.:.)

r
I Athcultn
N atedh field sown or ready .or
SOWJDO'
n e ort em (,~rears the term lmllhes oa
.:orrponent part of a mou;;a or vdla,""C

Peons

NAIR,
Chief, :headman The Nmrs are a peculsar
descrtpllon of Hmdus, pnnc1pally of the mill
tary class, who hold lands m l.llalabar
NAIR GUENY,
(Probably from 'llazr chief, head, and
gueny a tenant. Or, It may be from
nazr a plough, and gueny a tenant;
4 plough tenant)
A kmd of soccage tenure m some parts ol
Cllnara See GuNY
NAIR JIIUL GUENY,
See GuENY NAm MuL
NAMBYA,
A cast o( Brahmans m the pentosula

_,

on t'ne Aff'ms or The

~AST

INDIA CO,IPANY

1.'\EA

NIR

NAUNCAR, or NANCAH,

NEAKDARRY,

(P .J\(,\, ndnkdr, from P ul ndn bread),

Allowance or USSJgnn1ent fur bread or su])..
sJstence An "lssgnmcnt of lanll, or the govern-ncnt dues fi-olll a jl~rttcular porhon of
land, calculated to y e)d 5 per ceht. on the n~t
recCJpts mto the treasury, held by a Zenundar
1 he term " also app!Jed to the offic1al lands
of the Canongoes and tither reven!le servants

N I.UT or NAUT1Jllf1
(s i'fTl!l" ndtha, TAM ndtam)

NEE\fSALY,
(P JL ~ nlm-sdli)
NEEM TuCKY, or NEE!\{ TANkA,

t"I<P1

P r:' nim half, and B

t"akci
or 5'0 <Pl tangkd a rupee)
A perqms1te of half a rrtprt in tire hundred
on the assul ;nmma, an addJtJon.d allowance to
the Canongoes, bemg an 1tem of the Musco
RAT, q \

(From

NAUTAWAR,
~

ndtlza lotd, master, and

the Perstan flOssesstve particle .J~ adr,

together formmg ndtha-wd1)

Hanig a lohl or ma.tcr Certanl "lhges

i!Upermtended by headmen called Nnuts or
;Nautums, on the part of government See
NAut The leJnlJS also nsed for headman

NE~MUCKY,
(P ~ namald, from
Sd!me, salt S.dt lands

NAUTSELL>\VOO,

NEERGANTEE

(TAM

ndt a-szlavu )

Expences or charges account the beadnan

See NAuT

NAUTAM: KAR,
(TAM

ndfl!m-kdr}.

Headman orculllvatorofa v11lage SeeN A liT

1HUT CURNU!'If,
Head ttllage accountant. See

N AUT and

Ouluw'll

DJstnbliter
penmula

'l'he govm nor of a provnce under the llf'?fful

1\"0'Ierntnent, wbont we call Na/Jab N B 1.'he
1Jtle of Ntr.tr~~b, by courtesy, 11 often gtven t1>
persons of lugb rank or stat10n

water for tmgauon Ul the

NEER M:OODUT, or NEit MOODUT,

A contract by winch a mor!!l"Jgee m .Malabar
advances a further sum on a landed estate at the
cxp1rnt1on of the former term

NEERNALLY,
The offermg to the ile.ty upon commencmg
the measurement

boe Dr:sHA CA\

(P u\, 1'!.. nzgdl!-bdn),

A watchman or guard. A petty officer of
pohce.
NEKDY,
v NucKDY
NESF NAICKWARIAN,

(P

EL

teif-lndya'kudrufn)

NESHT, or ?\ISHT1

:NA2:Il\f,
(A

t':\, ndzim)

( iftZ nasftta)
Lost, deficJCot E'<tra lts~es!nilent ul Caif01iJ
for deficiencieS of relrt

Composer, arranger, adJuster The first offi- '

-cer or governor of a p1 ovmce, and mm1ster of
the dei'IH"Iment of crnnmal JUSbce, styled also NIRi(,
Nawab and Soubafldar
(P

NAZIR,

(A j.li ndzzr)
A supervsor or mspec!or

NAZ1lt JEMMADAR,
(~ }~);\, nd-zlr-;Jama=ddr)
lnspectmg captam or officer

ut,);.~u ~

Literally, half of the na1/."11ames Half the

wages of the v1llage Peons See NAIKwAnnv

NAYEL CAVELLY,

A head Peon

NEABUT,
.......,~

of

d.tJ ntunak salt)

NEGABAtJN,

NAWAB,
(A AdJ sup degree ....,1; nawudb or
navvdb, frum A ._,\, mly1b a deputy)
V"cry great deputy, vicegerent, v1ceroy

(A

mr,

Holdmg or keepmg safe ot well,

guard
Perqms1te or fees recen ed or collected Irom tlte
Ryot<, hem~ shares of the produce of the~r
lands appropnated to parllcular pubhc ilfficers
'" tho VIllage, or oUter pt!rsGil9

n..lfyearly

Lord, master, headman

(From s

(P ~)4 neJ. dar{)

,nydbdt}

Lieutenancy; VIcegerency Tbe offi~e; a8mmstratl0n, and JUrl'Odtclllm of a N AWAB, q v

t_r mrkh)

'

PrJCP ' ptret! st!tlled by tlie ~olrce, price cur

rent Standard rate bj w!ncb lands aJ e a.-essed,
fornled o'ft tlu! (irbdtlce and measurement of them
at so much per hega In some d1strtcts eacll
vdla~c has Jts ol\ n
The abwab or ceo;es are
add1l.ons to the DJI k, SomellmCS mcluded lD tt,
nnd slnnetJJ'M!I n'O\, llut almtys l'evred In certam
proporllons to 11

NJRKBANDY,
(P vj~.J' rrzrkl!-oanili)
F1xug tbe puce The r<cord exLbhng the
J.'T 11\K, q V
(I)

GLOSSARY to Vtb Report (1812) from Select

34

Commtttee

NUZ-OOL

NUN
NUNJEE,

NIZAM,
(A

SeeNoNJAH

r""' nu;am).

Order, arrangement An arranger Nmm

ulJIIu/1. the admm1trator of the emprre

NIZAMAT,
(A ..::-.16 mzdmat).
Arran!rement, government The office of the
NAzur, "or NtZA\1, q v The admmtstrabon
of crimiiiiUJUSbce

NIZAlH.T .AD.AWLAT,
(P ...:...!l.l.= ......,\6 mzdmnt-~:.add{at)

NUNJEE TERIM,
PuNJEE,

TENUM, or TA.Ulll

See NDNJAII 'fAUlll PoNJAil

NUNKAB ZAMY,
(A mistake for P 1./J.........., nakab-zam').
Ltterally, strtlung n mme, undermmmg, bur
rowmg The prachce of robbtng by JUa!..m~
holes through the wall of a hou.a,

NURGuNTY,

The court of cnmmalJUBilce

See NBt:nGuNTEE.

NOONJE.G,

NUZZI:R,

SeeNuNJAH

(A

.)olJ

naz1)

NO\VARRAH,
A vow , an otfer~ng A present made to a
(u ~ly naw-drd, from s
nau or naw supenor.
a boat or shtp, and p
drd, from NUZZEilANAH,
{P ol.l~olJ nazranah, from A .J"" nazr)
p
drc1Ata11 to set m order, pre-

oTI

J-'IJ

!J

pare).
An establishment of boats, or a naval establishment

NOWARRAH OMLEH,

(P.

~ .,s,l,> nawdrd-z-~:.amalah)

The nowarrah or boat etablisbment of the

officers An article 1n tbe rent-roll tumar ;ummak , bem.,. n Jat;lure approprmllon for the
naval establ1shment.

NUCKD,

.A.

.W nakd,

Ready-money, ready-money payment

A
aettlement made for the payment of rent or
revenue m specte The term ts also applied to
stgmfy provlSlon for houehold expenditure
NULL~,

(n. ]\, ndla')

NUZZ.GRANAH MOCCURRERY,
.An ttem of the soubah-

iarry <ilwab mtroduced by SI{J1ll Kl.aun, bemg

fixed pecumary acknowledgements pa1d by Zemmdars for Improper remtssJons, Indulgences,
favors and protecbon, forbearance from kastabood mvesltgattons, or for bemg freed from the
11mttedmte supenntcndance of Attmtls, but ostensibly to defray the charge of nu::ers or presenls sent to the court on ~fussulman festwals,
&..c 'fhe practice e:!.lsted from anctent bm..,,
but was rendered permanent by Sujah Kfaun

NUZZERANAH MUNSOOR GUNGE,

(P. ~~
nazrdnah.z-mansur-

A streamlet, nvulet, water-course.

NUNJAH,

gan/j.~

nanJai)

'Vet land Land wbtcb, from il sttualton,

may be rrn~ted, and therefore fit for the cul
tlvatton of rtce Wet land cultivation Rtce

NUNJAH MAIL PUNJAH,

(TAM

.A present or recent NAZZERANAH, q y,

!n Item of tlte soubahdarr!J ahwab

A fixed nu..eranah

Ready money, cash, specte.

NUCKDY,

(TA]f

NUZZERANAH HAL,
{P J6.:.~>~ nazrdnalH-luil}

(P .,S.)j_. ol.l~olJ nazranalz.z-mukarrar{)

(A .W nakd)
(P AdJ .;.W nakd{ from
q v)

By "ay of otfermg or pre>ent , any tluitg

gtven as n preent, parttcularly a an ncknow
Iedgmcnt for a ll:rant of lands, pul>lre office and
the lt!.e See l.'i OZZEn

.tJ,..,

.A nuzzeranalt or presm on account tlte gram

market called munsoor gunge An Item ol the
soubahdarry abwab established by A.ll Verd1
Khaua

nanJm-mel-pu"Jaz)

Dry land culhvalton upon wet In 1. mne'tX!liy, "hen, from an acctdental deficiency of
water, land, wbtch IS usually <:ultwated wtth
I'Jcc, happens to be unfit for that ;ram, they
plough up the stu 1>ble, and sow It w1th the best
sorts of dry gram. See NoiUAH and Po>1JAH

NUNJAHMEL,
(TAM nan;az mel)
P10bably a contraction of NuNJAH
PUNJAII, q v
NUNJ.Ul TAUM PU~JAH,

0.
OMLAH,

{A .d...= ,~:.amalak, plur. of J.<l<: .odmzl)

XA.JL

Officers, the etvtl officers of go\ ernment A

bead of oermndarry charges See Now ARIIAH,
andAueHAX

OOL,
(Probably a corruphon of TAM olai)
Wet land ltL.e dry The leru;t valuable of
The leaf of the Palm1ra tree on "btcb the_y
Nun.Jah land, from the uncertawty as to water
(TAM

nmyaz-Jaram-punJai)

for trrtgallon.

wrte a letter1 deed, lease.

an the

Aff.us oi' The EAST INDIA COMPANY.

OTI'-PAI

PAR.

OOLCOODY or OOLKOODY,
(TAM 6/az-kud!, from Olat the leaf of
the Palmira tree on whteh they wTite
a letter, a lease, and kud1 a tenant or
husbandman)
Hered1tary tenant, and, perhaps, propr~etor
of the land See ME&aAsSADAn, q v

OOL PARACOODY,
{See OoL and PAaAcoonv) The fixed and
permanent tenant of the Mceramular He has
no property m the s01l

OOL PYAKOODY,
See OoL and PYAK.oonr, ThesameaaOoL
l'ADACOODY, q V.

OOTAR,

(H

).~\

utdr).

Abatement, deduction Rate of decrease of

renhn chlfereot -classes of land.

,ORCH,
A handful of gram by wb1cb the measurement
of grtun mto cullums or heaps Js marked.
.OTTY or OTTI,
A form of mortgage and transfer of landed
property m :Malabar
OTTY KEMPUNUM or KEMPOONUJ\1,
A s1mdar contract m 11-Ialabar to OTTv, q v
OTTY KOOLLY KANUM,
A form of mortgage, m lllaU!bar, nearly SJml
lar to .0TTY, q v

()TTYPER or OTTYPAR,
A deed by winch the J nlml.ar or propnetor
of land, m Malabar, transfers hls property to
anathe~:.

PAINAM,
(P 1"4~ p&yndm).
Heads of the grand financml dms10na of the
soubah of Ben!{al, of wh1rh Zenundmnu, nnd
other separa.e' JUnswctiOns, form the subd.l
TISIORs

PAITHEE SHURREEK,

(H .u~r...H,pet{ s!wrik)
A belly. or mternal, partner
10 land 10 1lnnf:IJI'll.!l
PALABHOGUM,

A copartner

pala-bllOgam, from TAM pala

many, several, and s ~ b!iogam

(TAM

enjoyment)
In the possessiOn of several VJilages, the
landed property of wh1ch Js l1eld m common
by all the hered1ta1y propnetors, or Meerassa
dars, of those Hllages, each however possess
mg b1s <>Wn land, as a separate property , and
always holdmg the same spot of land

PANCHOUTRA,

(H ~~ panclzUtrah, s 't{-qlfl ( pan-c!Wtara)

A custom-house for c:ollectmg the mland:
sayer dulles
PANCHOUTRA KEFFYET,

(H .__,\.6'

~~

pancMtarah-T..ifayat)

Increase of revenue der~ved from brmgmg

fraudulent emoluments or abuses to account,
m the branches of sayer duty mland It also
11gmfies mland SOJICT dulles 'SeepANCHOUTRA
and KEFFYET

PANDARAH VADIKY,
See PuNn.&nAB V.&Dlli:Y

PANDA RUM,
In the penmsula, a kmd of travelhng reh
g1ous mend1canL

P.

PANDARY,
Tax on shops of li'Iuhammadan workmen and
retad merchants of that reb"IOn, and on (Pm
porary stall 1n fdJrs held at pYaces of il'lusulmnn
p1lgnmage, or Qmdu worslup, bemg a branch
of the sayer

PADDY,

(M
R1ce

<jolt; ptfdi).
10

the husk.

PAGODA,
(Perhaps from pagod an Jdol, wh1ch IS
1tself a word of doubtful ong10)
A term, unknown to the natives of lntl10,
gtven by Europeans to .1/mdu temples, also
to a gold com, often w1th an 1mage on 1t,
p1 operly called IIun or HtJI)n

P4.IBAKY,

(P u'4~ pdy-bdld, from

u>L

p, ~

pdy foot

and
JJdld balance)
Under tiie head of balances J agn~re appropr~atlons for sundry purposes.

P4.IKAN,
(P. u~ paykdn, plnr ofp ~ payk)
Foot messengers, v11lage guards Allowance for Jocreaed etabhshment of the PIJ~es,
or v1llage gua1 ds, bemg an Jtem of the Mus
,conAT, q v

PANDERY,
A tax on shops and retail merchants m towns
m the Northern C1rcars See PAIIDARY.
PANMALA,
See PAuiiMALA

PARACOODY,
(TAM para-kudt, from s. '1:11:: para.
another, a stranger, strange, and TAM.
kud1 a v11lager or husbandman)
A temporary tenant from another village,
who cult1vates the land of a ii'JeerassudJzr, tbo
same as PvAcAnav, PYJausr, and Pr.&coonv, q v

N.R4.COODY OOL,
See PAnAcoonv and OoL, a fixed and per
mancnt tenant under a lllurassadar, or as bold
JDjl" of ~r<>ernmeut Sec Oo1. .PAn.&coonY

GLOSS<\RY to Vth Rcp01't (~Sl!,j) from Select Cotblmttee

l'IC

PEt
PEISHWA,

PARAGOODY,
See PARACOODY
PARI\GOODY WAR~,
(rM! para-l7tdr-w.aram)
The shae of a PA.aALoonir, q v
WARU!ol

(P 1_:4. peahwa)
GUide, )cadet, 1 he pthluf B'iimstct of the
ll!altralta government
Sec also

PARBUNNY,
(s -q~f.t parvam)

PELEAMUNAUM,

What relates to the Hmtlu fe~tlv1ls fit the

new and full moon A !a.'< somehme;levied by
Zennndars and farmers oa tbe tenants

PAhH.R,
.A term used by Eard)Icat~ rn ln<lm to deSI"nate the outcasts of the ][Jfidtt lri!Jes, and
the vilest thUit;S of their kmd

PASBAUN,

(I' u\....~ pds bcin).

A 1vatchman or guard. See GoniA.L

'

(Probably

a tmstake for

TAM

pultya-

marum)
Tamarmd he~

PEON,
(Probably a cot rupbcm of P

pi-

8.l~

yddah)
A footman, a foot soldier An IllferJOt officer
or servant empl"} ed In revenue, pohce, or JU
dicial duhe> lle IS son c!lmes armed wth a
sword and sluelu

PERGUNNAH,

PASHENGARY,
The same as PAL lBHOGUlll, q v
PATAJ\f_,

PELAJURY,
A species of grm n

(P

J.1., par ganah)

A small dsfnct consisting of Se'l'eral villages,

bemg a sub-dnisiOn of a CHULKLA, q v

pdtam a corruption of s- 'lpf paPERGVNNAT EL JUllll\l:A,

tram a leaf)
(A ~1 <::..~ patg!IJ!dt-ul-jama:.)
A lease orsim>le lease, m Malnbnr, tle same
A
term mtended to denote the accounts
See w ARUM 1'ATAM
as Pottah ' m Be11gttl
showmg the re<enues ef a jJetgamrlllt, ami the
(TAM

PATNA CHITTY ami BOGAM:Y,

Tax upon the bends or du<'fs of the right

nlld len hand casts, wbo each collected from the~r
cast certam Impo<~!Ions Patna Clnlly, or
Slnlly al;o means the head merclmnt of a town
wh!l :ettles diSputes of casts, and trequently
collects the ta>.es from them

PAULBHOGUllf,
See PALABHoC:ll!!

ag~:regate of the reu!s ef llre Hll-,!l"~, after

deductmg the llfojus~~tl cbafge's< N B The
term ts not 111 general use.

PERMARREE LANO,

.Land m wbrch the tltotn and otMr slrubs

ha1e grown requmng to be cut up and cleared
by the hatchet

PESHANUM,
(TAM

PAlJN,

(It u~ p&n)

ptoanam)

A specJCs of fine rice, the peshanum harvest

Laf of the prper betel plant, wluch the JIB

lives chew \\Ilh the araca nut anil a sman
quanttty of pt'epated shell-lime

PAUNMALA,

(a ~ u~ pdn-mdtd)
Betel-leaf-garden Ground snitable to the
rulturo oft~e rnper betle plnt NunJnh ga~c!et\
lands v Nun.tH

begms about the latter end of Janu.uy, and

end about the begmnmg of June

PESHCAR,

(P .)IS~ pt!sh-lrar for JS ~ p'-h-aMr, from ~ pt!.h before and )f. ka1'
worl,, busmess, affJir)
Cluef ag~nt or manager, dnef assistant
PESll:CU~H,
(P .jS ~ pe'oh-kruh, from ~
befbre and,.,~ kask diaw)

PAUN!IULEE;
See PAUN>IALA

PAYMELE,
(P JL. .;~ pdy mdl)
Trampling under foot

Deduehon9 fbt the

devastatiOns occa.JOned by the mdrca of an
11rmy

PEER001'E1t,
(From P .N plr an old m~n, a Muhammadan sage or snmt, WJtlr a Hmdu
termmatton)
Allowances to l1Iuhnm11111dtrn sa~c A particular dccrifltlon of lands held rent free or
a~"'Jgnmcnts of the government dues from
titular lands enJoyed by sueh persons N B
A term not 10 common use

Par.

pt!sk

A rreent, partu:ularly to government, nl

consideratiOn of an 1ppomtment, or as an acl<trol\ l<'d!{cment fbi ,tny fcnUJ e TrJbute, fine,
qmt-1 pnt, advdnce on the stipulaled revt>nu""
The tribute formorl,y paid by tbe PoligarK to
tu governmeJTt The hrst frUits of an appomtment, or grJnt of land

PET fAH,
(TAM.

petfat)

The suburbs of a tottdied town.

PICOTAH,

A machme for ra~<mg water to Irrigate the

fields m the peumsula

m1

tl1e Aff.urs of The EAST INDIA COMPANY

l'OR

PUL

PILLWANY,

pllu and pullu grass, pzlwitrz and

(TAM

pulwan grass))

'A tax on grass or pasture, grass land

Head man of a V1lhga who collects the rents

C. om the other ryots !herem, and has the geneIal supenntendaT~ce of ts concerns 'l he same
person "ho m Bengalis called l\locunniM and
l\IU'iDUL, q V

Vnculttvated, watc or deserted land

PQITAL,
See PoT.UL

POLLIGAR,

pdlmya-garan or pal01ya-gdr)

Head of a vlllage dtstrtct Mtlttary clueftam

m the pemnsula smular to htll Zemmdar m the
Northern Czrcars, the cluet ofaPoi.LAM, q'

POLLUM,
(TAM.

pdla1yam, from s ~if pdlfjam

to be protected)
In the pemnsula, means a dtstuct lteld by a
PoLLIGAn, q v Also a town

PONICANDO,
Htll fields

POOLIAPU'r,
(Probably for s q (1:'4 q

fct pdlfja-pall)

Head of the palyam (pol/am) Lands 111 the

hands of Poilgars or Zemmdars, and not under
the tmmedtate management of government
~ee PnLIAPUT

POOLBUNDY,

(P

..,..u; pul-bandi)

POT4LIES,
See l'oTAIL

POT:CEL,
See PoT AIL

POTTAH,

(u ~ pattd, pzobably a corruptiOn of

s 'qSf patt a a leaf, a leaf of paper,
&c)
A lease granted to the culbntors on the
patt of government, e~ther wrttten on p'Ipe1,
or engraved With a style on the loaf of the fan
palnura tre~, b.) I:uropeans called caryan s~
PAT AM
POTTAHS JANAJAT,

( H <.::.>b.\.,..
palta-;Jant!Jdt}
Pottnns or leaoes gtven to t'e cultn ators milivtdually bee PotTAH und JANAJAT

POTTAHS TUCKA,
(Probably for Pottalzs Teecka)
Pottal/S granted to small furmers
and Tuct<A

Repamng the embankments

Sec Por-

T AH

POONAS or POONASS FUSSIL,

Cotton harvest
N 01 thern (trcars

Nuryu/1 or w~t gram land paym~ a fixed money rent m Tmncvdlg See NUNJAII and
PoonooPA

POT AU,,

PLAKETA,

(TAM

l'OROOPOO,

Small gram harvest m the

POONJEE,

PUCKALLY,
A man who, m the pemnsula, carrtes water
m leathern bags or skins on a bullock

PUGDI,

See PuNJAif

An extra assessment 1mposed m 1711 m Ca

nara
POONYUM PATAM,
THY,
(TA~r. punyam-pdtam, s
gtRi 'qSf PULA
Damaged produce
punyam palram)
PULIAPUT,
Ltterally, a fatr or equttable poltah, or wrtttcn.
(TAM pala1yavat, s q (I:'JOj Cj rl pdlyaen~agement
A leae where the rent and m
terest of the sum advancPd by the tenant to the
vat)
lnillord seem securtty for each other , and
Ltterall.)' bclongtng to a PoLr U>t, q v
neally the same as h.ANNUll PAru>t, q v
Lands In tlte hands ot Po!tgars, or Zcmtllflars,
and not under the tmmedtate m~nJgcmcnt of
POOROOPA,
government See PooLIAPUT
Enaums or grants of land paymg a fi"<ed
money rent or tribute m tbe Dmdgul and Tm PULLI:E,
necelly provmces See PonooPoo
(TAM palft)

. .

POOSHTEE BlJNDY,

..,.J.;J

puslda!.-band{ from P ~
'[llMlltah or P ~ puslttl a prop or

(P

buttre~s, an embankment, and P

..,,j..J

band[ makmg fast or repa.rzng)

Repamng the emban!.ment<
of tbe Zvi MATHOTll, q v

An w hcle of

POREMPOCO,
Barren land wliolly unculhvated and uncultJvable See PunnAMPOKE

l'OROOPA,
Sec PoonooPA and PonoopQo

The name of a cast, who, tn tl1e JUfl'lure,

e1ther by custom or rule, have a hereditary:
rlf;'llt of servtce under the lJ[eerassadan, and
arc entitled to one thtrd of the share which the
latter recetve of the crops

PULLER,
(TAM pallor)
The name of a low cat of people "ho bll
the land m 'l myorc, and ate cons1dered the
slave of the sot!

PULLERWURRY,

'lhe nJmc ol a hx lcvtcd on tliC Puller cast

m the Drndi,!.'UI provu ce See l'L LLLR
(K)

GLOSSARY Jo Vth Report (lSbl) JTmll Select C&mmlttee

IPYC

.RUN
PUJ,LIU7>f,
bec;:l'll'tT I<pr.
pUJ,LOO PAIRA,
Labourmg Pullers

PUNJEE,
$eetl'J~-!fJ,&-H
PUllRAMPOKD,
Ln.nd.utterly unprodi!Ctwe,~b..,s-s!e~ of
towns and villages, beds ol nvers, -;>tnd, 111
1 some .!"'~qs, .Qt tun1s, rQI).ds and te"<ieublve
trarts of stony and rocky ground 11here no
plough can go
1

v PuLLER

PVNAIIE,
s ,~114i&OPunydlu;h)
'(
Lteral!y a ho!."l IV The nan\4 of a ;:cml,/1
darty charge m Burdu:an S.;e Po~l\.AJi 11ud
Po NEAll hLRTLII

PUTT AII,
See PoTTAH
PU'.l\JlLE,

PUNCHUT,
:J:he ~II'!(C ef a ,.,,~e .Zenundar "illJI.hcLdiS
s( q -q 1i1; ('l panclul!Jila)
1 JrGt Qf .6~tw~es
}, "e assen bled An assembl.v .or JUn of PUTU'EDDAR,
five persons to whom a cause IS raler~ cfor
The hold<>r of a sl are m be FrQp.er~v Jtf -a.
mvesu..auon and decwou, an anc~nt llmdu
v ll'l$e m.t_IJ.e Jltrct of Benmes See l'u~ TEE
~

1'5\3ill WI Jll~t

PUTTEEL and PUTT,EIJ.,, for PO;I.'AIL,

q v

:ru~pqu,

'

See PuNnARAH V ADIL.ll"

f,UNDA.RMI iYA.Dl,KY,
Y}llages IJI the So11t,hern r;oll11f/t< af wluqb
the ~hsolut~ prOIVIe(ar.y rtgUt Ill o~y h<J,ld -by
~~~tah\t.m,ts 9f ~\le fpu~l\1, or lpl\lflot Hmti11
tr1be, called Soodrus

PUNDARAH VANDIKY,
See PuND,A!t~ll VAl}}J>.Y
l'U~<Q.b.RY Yj\.DI'I{.Y,
See P,u~pu4-

PUTTJ,
An extra asessment rnada m a~dl.!ton to tilP
standard rent m Bednore m the.ye~~r!l7.1:6;and
1758

PUTTIAM,
{TAM. fi.atqJam)

,A ~vrAtte!I eflgii;\\:IW!ent, tJ.e 11:nne as iPa<r.AM

a!l4 Po;rTJ.I!, ~ t'

YJ,:PJK,Y,

PUTTIO.r.f,
See PuTTI ur

PUNDIT,

(s ...,y-f:f"Q;;-:]..,.,n::r pandzta)
A learned Brah~1an
PUNDLE KRUTCH,
.An ifcl.e Q." =Fllllfldany cJw'~e.> Jn Dmqc;epoe
PU:s'EAH,

(s ~~Rfl&:. pwrydlwh)
LI!erJI'v, n ho 1.lay The !13f w~u.the spttlcment for t'Ie new year IS made

PU:-JEAH KURTCH,
(a \t;> ~ Ez~nya-hharch),
Expen~e mcur1ed at the Pt~EAH, q v
Item of zenundarry chrge

Pu.._G,
{TA 'r pangu).

t on or s 1are of a Vt!.i.J.ge 1n 'l.a,l.JOrc,

BAVGIIA)J,

~9r

t4e. ~::oa'Mi.

Y..-

Pl:'HA,
See Pt "U ~ 11
1'\]?\J,l.H,

( r.u1 ]'1.1l!Jai)
L11d t 11.1t cannot he easly l"'at~red by arbfirml mean, dependm~ cmelly on t'lc talhng
rw for IITJ;atwn, and t,ere~~~ w.Ujt liN" the
CW\IV<\!11)1\ qf o,e /!>..e.Nl1.No\AU.
Pl!~J.\J.,

See

PU"'fJAU..

l'UNJAVI T,
::ice

11~ M.HAIT.

PUTTUCKI/t\.ll.,

(H )~ patoMat ).

L1!er"lly, booK-keeper, acconntant A spectes

of Zemuultr 01 collector 111 1 myorr, wbp itad
the chatge of a gte-oter or le"' number of VII
reb~wohng

1J!{es, and
Jug/me

the htiUtwars lll the

PUTWARI.tY,
(H ..SJ~~ patwdrl).
) tll"g" "'-LUUnldnt, the same as the Crtmum
of til<: p~lUW:llLl
FY 1CAn.ax,
(IJ, '-i.JK,~ pti!)-f.dri f10m P.

Pu-t, prruon, ~hvlel\d_, lpt, "I"W

ac;;

An

PUTTOOKUT RYOT$,
T!.e same as lllELRA~SADAll, \1. v

A peiy the

foot, and u~)~ l.dridan tt> ~ll.lvute,

tq labour)
A <llhtenu.nt cr hu<handmnn, 11 I o cult n!Ps
toe !dud of anoth<F fo!' ere .,.. nore J cn<S by
agreement, 1hr w 1ndt he J:H cut.ttl.t.d- to~ certa.,n
proror!ion of t.! e p10Juco, t~e s~ -ne dS Pl( A
ooonY, IAn.AtLDDY, and 1-YI<Aus:r, q v

PYA COODY,
{From J:' ": ~ pd?f the font, and T-I.M.
kudt a, p<asaut or ~;ult!Va~or)
An under or sub-tewuu, t.k<>IWlle a.s P A.II.A
COODl,

.fYCUliU;,

l>ee l'YAtARnll"

j'YCOTTAH,
Oee l'ICOT \11.

PK-~'AJ

non

PYKAUST,
{H ~'t.t.~pdy;l.vlsht, fTom-P <,?~lpdy
the foot, -and ..;.:.~'kUJhfa'll 'to 'iulttvate)
An mfcrtor or<mdcrt<mant 'fhe'tM'ln, a'p;phed to land, ~neans cultivated by an under
1enant or p'easant b~longlng to lUTotl.cr village
:;,ee l'YoAOA<illiY

RAJ:C,
~s '""(""l..s""~"'" rd;ya)

'fhe btlc>, of'icP, cr JUrtt;:.C1tchon of'\ ltAJ\n

q '
'
UAJLPOOT,

{A corntptl~n uf 's

'D'3'f:,JS!'

raJa-

-p!rtra)

J>YK,\'tl"l5T R:Y'()'.{'~,
(From n ~~ pdykdsht)

}, tcrally s6n of a lu tg
ltl..e race of lltndus

T e n m~ of a tiu-

.Under n!nants or wluvators Those wl o

onlbvate .!linUs In 'a vdla'ge to wh1ch thEy ti<> U4.NNY,
not belon~, and hold tbetr lands Upolt a mrore
(A .corruption of s ~ tdjlzifem of
>tndefimte tenure than the T..l10de V10sllt r;yol, the
pottafls or leases under which they bold bemg
rdJd)
generally granted wth a IHm!abon Ill poillt of
Queen, prmcess, 11Ifcofa Ruur, q v
tune See Pli'K.A usT

'"USfT

RAWWAR,

PYKE,

(H d.:!, payk from s- q 1K914Jddtka)

, A foot Ittessenger A per<on empl,-ed as a
mght watch m a village, and a a l'dl 11~r or
n1esbenge1 on the busmess of the re,enui::

(-\ eorrupudn tlf 'P J~l. rty-z"dr 'from

s
r4Ja, and .1' )~ u:dn).

Sec RAcnew AR

RH"J:L,

t'

A btle, eqniV'llent to Rl{/all, given to

Bgnugge1 1 or, more cOrredly,

5~\erCJgns of

f ya!Jaragara

'RAZC~

\MAH,
(P ~.ol, U"'~ rtlzi-namak, 'fro'in A L,-~
rd;l satisfied, and p
izdmah a wrlt-

n.
RA<::H.E'VA ll,
(A con upuo 1 of ~ J'r--~ rdJ-ii!dr, PI'<Im
ll ~ rtf.Ja, and P ;~ u'tb-)
Reldted to king< ur nobl~s

A \1 iirlilie tribe,

t..v

mg)

1\. -i1~tten testtToma\ given by ,. y,iamblf.

upo'l a c:lU'e bemg lina)ly settled, that IC IS sa~
bsfieil 'l'ne defendant tnes a SAFE N A"Air,
q v

fron wh ch a p trt of the Zrmmrlan nf thr. RI:CJIIY,

1'< orthcrn CtretlTS o.~c rlcsconc!cd '.l'\c same as
(P u-UJ rakam{, from A
Rur;;u;ars
RAfHlER \N,

(I' u'>r !); rd!t-bardn, pl of .;~ rulz-bm;

from p, ~ rah rr-ad, way, nntl.1 bar
a I tymg, contluctmg)
Robd tonductors or woy :;-u ties 1\ llcwance
fot an lllti e!lSed number of g ..udcs for the cOil\ entetlte and profectmn of nlPrt.h lflb and tr.tvc!11>18> llemg dllttem of t'.e J',lu.~onATD, 'l v

lU!0-\iUlY,
{P ...;).>~ rdh

way, anrl

ddrl, from p ~ rdh rCtad,

I..S ,,1) ddt i f om c::-!)~

-dth.!Ettfll fo b.eep)
J(eepm~ the road
The term, applied to
rdulle~, me,ms t !O~e culleetad at dtllei ent stltlons
t~n the mteum of the t..ountry froM passcn~ers,
and on accolfl t of g1 nm and other n~-cssafles of

lte, by the Zemmdtrrs and other offictrs of govermuenl,. beiu~;" brJnelt or tbe SA YI:n, q v

lU.fkft,
(s- ~{~I'Sl~l .rqj!ir from tlie radicall
rdJ hme)

'U31.

Kmg, prmce, chiefbm, noblem2n

A ft+le

1n ancit-nt tlmes gn~n to cbf~fs 01 the ::,econd ot

rudttary lludu tnbc only

r.) rafcam kmd,

~ort, specieJ
Of dtfterent sorts Rupees of various dcnommahons and :value

RI:ODY,
See REnnvw AR
REDDYWAR,

(Pwb"bly from s ~hl r'/ddla ~~ealth,

and P J', wtir po<SesSil1g'.
Wea1t 11y, uch, a ucli man Aduef
RFKA,
btmr<I:rrd tent in Ct~nara
Rff'ODYWAR,

See

REnDYWAU.

ROBOCAR,

(I' .;lt.J !J rU ba-kdr)'

Litenlly face to the busmess

or ready tor busmess

ROBOCAR]{Y,
(P- c.$.J't.JU

1/c-ba-kar)

Intent upon

rU.-ba:-kdrl, from

P. Jlt.JJJ

A fm m ot Jhctruchons for proceedmgpnrbcuial' buSlllCS> S.e RoiiOOAR

10.

a.

GLOSS \RY to Vth Rcpo1t (1812) fiont Select Comm1ltce

RYO-SAB

nus
ROW\"'\'AII,
(r .t. ~J raudnall, from

,
~~J raua-

RUSSOOl'l N.CZARAT,
(P ~~('.r'J rusum-z-naza1 at)
Peo quo.,tes of the office of J.Va>!f, an 1tcm of
the Z\ n li!ATUoTE, 'I v _

mdall to cause to go, to dtsr-atch)

A do-patch A pass, pa<port, pemlt

ROY ROWAN or ROY ROY-I.N,

(r Ll ..sl; rdqz-rdudn, hterally ra;all of

!WS<;OOM ZEMIXDARRY,
(r. o,l)~; ('.r'J rusum-z-zamlnddri)

ra'jai/s, or noble of nobles)

Cu<tomary perquos1lc< attached to the office of

Perqmsotcs or shares of the s"yer
duties allm>cd to Zemmd"rs, and dPductoons
from the collechons equ~l to about five per cent
on the net recemts m the mofmMllteasmy, enJOyed by the Zemwdm s m add1t1on to the1r
nancar or streeram lancb

a Zemmdar

A Jlmdu totle goven to the prmcopal officer of

the 1lla/sa, or cl11ef treasurer ot the excheq ucr
HOZCC'Il AH,
See RoziNAH
noz.c~

m,

RUSSUD,

See Roz"An

ROZINADARAN,
(r u'JI.J 1..JJJJ rozlnalt-dC:.rdn, pl. of P
).J ~)JJ roz.inah-dar)
Who hold or enJOY a druly allowance, an
1te 01 of the l\lvsconAT, q v The same as
RoziNAH, q v

ROZINAII,
(P ~Jj) roz{nalz, from

P JJ)

roz a day)

(r ~J tasad)
Augmentabon, npphed to land rents
RUSSUD JAI\IllfA,
( ~ ~J rasad-:Jama;.)
A rent progressnely mcreasmg
andJAMMA

RYOT,

Daoly, dally allowance Dally allowance to

the B1ahmans, &c an ttem of the MusconAT,
qv

RUBBA,
(A

SeeRussu

r:::J ruba;.)

."':.1 ra.:.{yaf, from A ._r; ra;:y{ to

graze, feed, or guard cattle)
Peasant, subJect, tenant of house or land
N B The Hrndu term ts PraJa
(A ,

RYOTTY,

A fourth part The fourth share of the) early

produce of lands r~cetved by the il!ultammadan

~overnmcnt, "l.tch \\as commuted, m tht:bme

of the emperor Acl bar, for a fixed payment, or

money rent, accordmg to the Assul Tumar
J amma, or assessment of 1 oorellllfult

RUCKBAH,
(A .W; rukball)
Collar, enclosure, boundancs Measurement,
or statement of measured lands of vlllges

RUPEB,
(H 'Y.JJ rtipyah, frot;ll s ~ rtipya
stlver)
The name of a ver com of comparatn ely
modern currency, for tl IS rema1 kable that there
do not exost any pec1mens m that met! of n
date antenor to the estabbshment of the Muhammadan power m lnd1a, whole a great many
m ~old have been presened of a fur hogher antlqmty The 1magmary rupee of Bengal, called
the current rupee, m whiCh the Compny's accounts "ere formerly kejlt, was rated at the
nonunal value of two shlhngs, and the real com
called Slcca rupee, SIXteen per cent better than
the wrrenl rupee

RUSIIU!If,
See llussoou
RUSSOO~:If,

(A i"r'J rusztm, pi of A (""'J rasm)

Customs, customary comnu-,~lons, gratmhes,
fe~o;. or pcrqmsttes
Shares of thf" croj's and

ready money pn,rments rc ce1ved by pob oc offir., n pequtSilcs attached to thcu sJtuatJOns

(P ~J ra.ciyat{, from A.~J ra;:fyat)

RelatmgtoaRvoT, q v Ryottylouls e
those m whiCh the Ryots pay the go,erument
dues m money, contradstJDgmsbed trom kiLomar land. m wh1ch they arc p.ud m l.md
RYOTWAR,
(P J~J ra;:{yatwdr)
Accordmg to, or wJth Ryots A Ryotwar or
Kulwar settlement IS a selllement made by I(O
vernmeut Immediately l\ oth the Ryots md!'ldudllj, under whiCh tl1e government recetves ots
dues m the form of a money rent fixed on t.1e
land 1tself m culhvahon, and not bemg a pecumary commutahon for 1ts share of the produce,
varymg as the extent of the produce may vary
rn each year, but under an aumanee settlement
the government re~eJVes 1!.> dues m kmd from
each cultnator

s
SABRA CAR,
(For P ;1$.\1;r sar-ba..ralt z-kdr)
The head m t1e way of busme.s A mana- .
ger, the man !gm!; owner of an

undn~ded

es-

tate Managu appomted to t..l,e charge of the

lands of Zenm.dars ard mdependent 1'aloof..cfars,
bc11g m tbeor mmouty, or tcmales

SABRAKAR,
ble

bABllACAR

on the Affaus of The EAS1' IKDIA COMPANY

SAJ,.

SAY

SAD:CRWARED,

(A .l.Jb.J.JI.. sddtr-wdrzd)
Ready money collect10ns made m each vllnge
from the Ryots for supplymg the cutcherry, o
office of pubbc busmess, With lamps, ml, and
slatJondry

SAL I SAN,
(P ul:ll.. sdltsdn, pi of A, 1.!-1\l sdlzs)
AtbJtrators, ump~res Sec f>ALlS
SALLHNDARUI,
See SALIAN AUDARAll
SALWAR JULHAI,
Telmga and Onssa tnbc of wcavCI s

SADWANIAN,

(P u\,Jb.w sadwdmydn)
A company of pkemen con<tstmg of one
hundred men Tl1e expense of an e<tnbbshment of pll<emen of d1tferent trJbes, stnt10ned
m Jlergunnahs, and <'mployed under Dcsmooks
or Zemzndars, m the N orthorn Czrcars
SADWARAIN,
See SAnw AN IAN
SADWARIAN,
See SADWANIAN
SAFEE NAMAH,
(r <~..\.. ..sl.. sdfl-ndmah, from A u'\..
sdfl clearness, and P o~.<l.. ndmafi a

wrztmg)
A tesbmomal g1ven by the defendant, upon
tl1e final settlement of a cause, that the matter
m d1spute bas been cleared up or settled
SAGARTHUM,

SAMADAYUM,

(s ~"'lt..._l~ samddayam, from

S6t.~a-

mth, together, and s, 3{ IC:J4 dtldyam

Lantis the produce of wh1ch IS reec~>nhle hy
the tenants m copartneshp Apphed to VIllages, the term denotes, that the landed proJlerty !herem IS held 10 common by all the
lrleerassadars or Ulcudtes of the vlloge, each
possessmg hts proportion of the common stock ,
but not havmg a clam to any particular spot of
land beyond the penod for whcl\ It IS u;ual to
make a d1vzszon of the whole cui!Jvatzon
SA TANTRUM,
See SoTANTRU,I
H ,__. sab,

SALAM,

SAVERU!II,

Salutnt10n, or the form of salutm~, generally

by touchtng the forehead w1th tP,e r~g"t hand

SALAMY,
(P ~ saldm{, from A (''.., saldm).
\Vhat relates to salutation A free gdl; matle
by way of comphment, or m return for a fa\ OUr

sdltydnak)

Annual. A11 annmty or annual allowance,

whether as a salary or gratwo/
SALIANAHDAR,
(P )..1 <~~WI... sdltyanab.-ddr).
One who enJoys an annual allowance
annmtnnt.

provmc~s

SA WLIVAGANAH,

an

<~~\:)1.. sdbydnah-ddr)
Annmlants An article m the rent roll called
1u11HJr, cons1stmg of annual allo>vances m the
nature of Jaglt~res m Sylllet

SALIS,

(A -.!.J\f sdlzs)
an umpre or arbitrator

1(11 ~q I&:"' Sdlt-

The name of a 1/zndu prmce whose era commenced AD 78

SAWMY,

( s ""*"l""lm&lFTI swdm{)

pl of

).l

One of three

An allotment of land, or of the government'

revenue thereof, held by Zemzndars, and other
prmcpal revenue officers, rent free, as part of
the emoluments of their ofuces, a term used m
the penmsula answermg to nancar 11> the Bengal

(A corruptiOn of s
vdhana)

S<\.LIANEH,

s tfar
" sarva all,

(T '!JJI... advarah, n.L sdvaram)

(A (''L saldm).

SALIANAHDARAN,
(P u~1.l <~~1,!1... sdbydnah-dd1 dn,

or

and p .)~ nrgdr pamter or wr1ter)

Who wr1tes or represents every thmg A
news wnter or spy on the .tf.umzltlar 111 the
N 01 thern Czrcars
SAVANNAH N:CGAR,
See SAVANAGAR

<~~t.JI...

SAVANAGAR,

SAGNALLY,
In the Dtnd1gul provmce, means culhvated
lands

, (P

tf sam

recezvable

(From

(s m~ sdkdJ tl!am)

A term denotmg the Hzndu rera of

1Janah See SAWLI'I"AGANAH

41

Lord, master, owner, propr1etor A tJqe

g.JVen abo by the Jlmdu~ of the pentnsula to
the1r gods
SAWMY BOGUM,

(s tCI l&li ~swami bhogam).

The lord's enJoyment or possess10n Th<l
lord's nght as proprietor QUit rent, or acknowledgment of propnetary nght m the
penmsula
SAYEH BUNJER,
U nculbvated lands dmdcd mto fields
BUNIER
(L)

See

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1M2) ftom Select Commt.ttee

SHA

SER
SAYER,
(A j.l.. sag If", part. aet O( A .r' .SOIT to
walk, mo' e about)
What moves
Var!able Imposts, dtstmct
front land rent or revenue, -constbtmg of cus-

toms, toll, hcences, duttos on ntercbandtze

and ot'ter a\ ttcles of personal moveable property, as"' ell as rotxt duties, and taxes on heuses,
shops, ba:ars, &c

SAYRE,
"See SAYER

SEBUNDY,
(P ..;~~..> sek-batuli).
An Irregular nauve soldter employed m the
service of the revenue and police
Sl:BUNDY l'USLY,
..;,),.)~..> sehbandi-fasl)
Irregular military employed at harvest time,
or Ul collecttng the revenues See SEJJu~.DY

( J-

SEDWARRAIN,
SEER ill,
An .article m the tumar 118sessment of.Jaglnre
approprmtlollS

See TRlUV

DAR

SEY .KAUL TURSO,

Lands not culuvated for a certatn number of
years

of P J;~l,., sdz dwwal)

The first, or ch1ef In any busmess A nabve
olfteer employed, on a monthly allowan~, to
collect the revenues
SHAHBUNDER,

(P .J,).J ~\.:. sMlz-banilar).

The Toyal or kmg's port
custom-house at Dacca

The government

.SHAIKD<\.R,
(l' )il
shazkh-ddr).

c,,._

Tttle of an Aum1ldnr, 10 the Northern

car<, 10 bts capacity of De<~Januy, or- fin~ncial
delc~ate

SHAIKDARRY,

sha1 k11ddrl),

The office of a

SRA.tKD4R,

11 v

SHXKDAR,

SENAPATTY,

(s ~ill q Rt send-patz, from .s

'
tf"TI

send an army, and s -qfff patt master,

Jord, commander).

SHAMBOGUE,

(.s t[~ sam-bhtlga, from s ~ sam

.n.r bhOga en-

One who enJO}S or partakes With others A

term for"tbe Gurnum, or village accountant, m
the south of lmha

sar).

Head, chtef

SERF,
(A '-'..r' sarf)

SHAMUL,
( -1.

Exchange, d.,count.

J..l.:. slzdmil)

With, together w1tlr, 1lntteil, put together

AS1!essmf'nts added to the slust, or standard rent,
m the penmsula

SERF SICCA,

(P J._, ~.J"" SQifl-llk/cah),

Exchange on com Dtscount or bolla on the
"xcbange of rupPCS, an tlem-ofthe soubnlldarry
nbmab, or cesses cstal>hhed by Al/1 1ferd1
Khaun
!>:CRI,
See Bu:r:rEI

SHAROGAR,
In the southern ponams, an officer of Peons,
or mihtia generai!J, but also an officer of any
lund
SHASTER,
(s ~ sdstra, from the root mt1:, sd6

rule,,govern, mstruct)

St:RINJAMMY,

(P ~\.:.:"l.r' saranJdml, from

8aran;am matcnal s)
Wbt belongs to mater1dls

See Sit UKDAR

w1th or togetber, and s

J(lymg, possessmg).

of an army

SER, SAR, and SlR,

SER TERRIMDAR,
Head 1e1Tinzciar or assessor

( P ..;)-' r:_..:O

SEl\I.APATTY,
See S!'NAPATTY

(P

Ht>ad asessor of land m the Ceded Distr~ets

See TERRI" and 'l'ERRIMDAn

e.:.

S.A.DWA~IAN

Commander-m-~hief

izram

(T JJ).> sazau,a], probably a corruption

.__.~,.o s1ydsat)

Pumsbment

See

TAM

value .or rate)

SEZAWAL,

SE<\.SUT,

(A

SER TERRIM,
{From r .r' sar head, and

1'

1'\_,.:l)r

Char!(es on ac-

count of ruatenals,_ or nece.,'iartes

Chnro-~s of

collectlon, also those attcndmg the mauut;';'cture

aod sale of salt

The mstrumeot of flOvernment or mstruchon.

ltn book of motruchon , particularly contamIrg dtvme ordmance.s

SHASTRY,
Of or belongmg to a Shaster See SR ASTER
N B Slws(r~e, m Il.eport, p 871 1s evtde,ntly
a m1stake for Sltasters,

on the AR'a1rs of The EAST Ir-.'DIA 'CO:'tiPANY

SIR

sou

SHAVEE,
W ltbered br damaged ~orn

SIRDAR,

(P ..JI.J.r sar..Jdr, from r Mr the head

and ).J ddr holder or leeper)

SHAVUL,
See SnEVUL

Ch~eftam, captrun, head man

6HERISTAH,

(Properly p ~J.r' sar-rzshtall)

A pubhc record
SHERIS:r'ADAR,
Properly P ).J ~.J.r',sarrzslltah-ddr)
Keeper of the records , or one who f,eeps a
record of accounts or particular transactJons
Tbe recorder m a court of JUStice under the
Company's government. A revenue accountant
of a d1str1ct, who chec!..s the accounts of the
regular village Curnum or accountant

SHEVUL or SHEWUL,
A descr1pllon of land so called m TANJonB
I

SHIST,

SONAR,

JMit ( -swarna-

A wm ker 10 gold, a goldsm1th

SONEE,

(A ;.... sunn)

(s. 'futz S!Shf(l),

Remamder Balance of standara rent, after
deductions, m Or:mara
SHOTRIUM or SHIWTRJUM,

(Probably from s ~W sr&tri!Jam,

uppt-rta mng to a B1 alunan learned m
dJvJmty)
Land allowed to be held at a favorable rent
b_y an md1v1dual, e1ther ns a reward for serVICe<, or as a compens 1tJon for dulles to be discharged, bemg Similar m 1ts apphcalion to
MAUNlU>J, q v
SHO.TRIUMD\R or SHROTRIUMD \R,
The holder or possessor of a SnoTnlu>J, Cf v
See ,lfso DAa

The name of the sect of Muhammarln~ who

revere equally the four successors oF _II,Iuhammad See SuvA :I.'he Turks are Sonees, and
the Pemans Shyas
SOORNADAYEM,
See SoaN ADYJ:>I
SOOROOTH \L,

(r J6. ~~ 11urat-hdl, or more grammatically correct, slirat-1-hdl)

The statement of a case 10 wr11Jng

SORNADYEM,
I'~
'
(s tel ull
4 su;arndileyam,
from

~
t<ful
' cldeuum to
-swarna gold, and 311(4

be rece1ved, receJVable
What IS rece1vahle m money Rent.recevable
111 money, not 10 lund.

SHROF,

(A ._.).,- sarr4f)

SOTUNDRUM,
~ee SoTUN:rnuM

A banker or money changet

SHVD-MUL-GUENY,
A tenant by s1mple purchase m Canara
'SHUDRA,

(s ~sMra)
A Hzndu of the fourth or lowest tr1be.
SHUTWAR for STULWAR, q
SHYA,
~

SIRNA GOUR or SURNAR GOUR,

The head Pottul or mrmer of a dlbtnct, 10 tho
Ceded Dstr1cts
SIST,
'See SmsT

(H } .... .suntlr, fronts,~

kdra)

SHEH.OGAR,
See SuAnoGAR

(A

SIRDAH. FOUJE,
(r '0' ).J_r>Sa rddr-z-fauJ)
Captam of the m1htar,r T1tle of 11n Aunnl
dar m h1s m1htarv capac1ty

shi:.ah).

One of the sect of A.l

SIBBUNDY and
See ~EBUNDY

SIBBENDY~

SIMPER'l'Y,
See SuMPARDY
SIR CAR,
See Cmc.&n

~.

SOTUNTRUM,
(From s tor~ S! -6Wafantra)
Unrestramed, nt bberty, free
SOUBAHDARRY,

Free land

(P ..;).J ~.JJ'" sftbah-ddrl)

The office or JUrlodJCilon of a SulJahdar
SOU CAR,
(H .;'S~I... sahu-kdr)
A merchant or banl..er
SOUC-!.R TEEP,
A bankers bill
SOUNARDYEM,
See SonN ADYEM
SOURNAYDYE'\1,
See ~onN nv EM
SOURNYD!Allf,
fee SonNAD\ l'lt.

A money lenaer.

See SoucAn and TnP

GLOSSAP.Y to Vth Report (1812) from Select

SYC-TAK

SUM
SUMl\IUT,

STULWAR,
!'rom

Comm1ttee

A d1v1s1on or thstrict m the Ceded Ihstncts,

s ~ st'lzala land, dry land, and

SUMPARDY,
(TA~f

.)~ uar) ,
1
By fields .l',stimatJon m~dc accordmg to tue
quantJly of lnnd, or by fic!Js
p

sampradz)

A pubhc accountant The reg1ster of a dis

triLl m tl!e southern pollanu
SUNNUD,

STUTWAR 1111d STUTW\. for STLLWAR,

(A

q v

.l.....>

sanatl),

A prop or support A patent, charte1, or

u r1tten authonty for l10ldmg e1ther land, or
ofFce

SU l VERUllf,
bee SAVERC'V

SuBAH,
(A J..J"' sUbah)

SUNNl' D !\fAUN! Bf,

bee buNNUD and MAUNIU>l SmaJl porho~s

of land lwld by sunnud, ar written authority,
renewable from .)eat to year,andunot renewed
the title teases

A provmce, such as BCllgal A S"l and d1H

10n of a country, wh1ch IS g~m diVIded mto
nrcars, clluc!,lahs, pcrgunnr '" and vlllnges
N' .E The term,- thougn .Jrabw, 1, m th1s
""'"e, pecnhm to Inda Eur.>penns are apt to
confound thJS term u1th SunAHDAn, q v

SURNADAYUM,
Soe SonNADYE"

SWASTR,Wl\f,

SUBUID\R,
(P }.H.J"' sf.bah-dar).

(s ~ R<l4 suast1zyam, or s, ~
swastram

The v1ceroy or o-overno1 of a provmce See

SunAtl T!1e tJtfe 1s also used to desJgDa!e a
11atl\e nuhtary officer, whose rank couesponds
mth thatofacaptam.

One's own property Landed property or

mher1tance answermg to camacly (Um~'}adsz)
m the Tamul, and meerassee 111 the Per.swn
langllllgeS

SUBAHDARRY ABWAB,
SWA.STRJUMDAU,
(A '-''YI I.},Jt..J"' subalula1-l-abwab)
(From s t"!
oQ swastrzyam, and P ),)
The Imposts or cesses of tfle Subahdar or
v1ceroy V tceroyal 1mposts of J atjier KnaH,
ddr)

1{ioUJail Kh(ll1, Almer<! Khan, and Cosstm Ally,

The holder or proprietor of a SwASTlllU>I1
leued on the Ja,nd and sayer to the amount of
q
'
'
the tumar or standard assessment, the Zemrndars who p:ud them hemg authorized to colleet SWASTRUM,
them from the Ryots, m the same proportmns
See SwAsTniUH
, to thelf respecllve quotas of rent
SYCURGHAL,
Jagl11re ass~goment, usually for hfe, on cer'
l'!UBDIIARRY,
tam .lands (or the whole or part of tbelf assessed
See l'!OUBA)iDARRY

revenue

SUCCOWASI;l.CE,
(s ~ cmft suJdz&-v&.i)~
'Vho res1des at pleasure A SOJOurner
res1dent PyaCarr!J m theJaghm:.

SYCURGtJL JAG HIRES,

Chantable or rel1g1ous Jagh.res to the Jllu
hammadans

SUDDER,

(A

.)~

sadr or sadt;n)

The breast, the fure court of a house The

chJtf seat of government, contrad1stmguzshed
lrom mofusstl or mter1or of the country The
presidency

T.
TADDUL,
See TEDDUL

SUDDER DEWANNY .A.DAWLl.JT,

(P 1.::-.i\J.: <JI:-.,) .)~ sadar-d{wanf.-.,ada-

lat)

The ch1ef clVll court of JU<tlce under the

Company's government, held at the presidency

SUDDER NIZAMUT ADAWLUT,

(P 1.::-.i\.1<. .::.-.~ .).u ~adar-nzzamat

=lalat)
The ch~ef cnmmal court of JUS!lce under the
Company's government

.SuM)IADAYUM,
See S4lllA:OAYl1U

TADDUL PUNJAH or PUNJA,

1

See TEoovL PuNJAH

TADDUL PUNJAH TEERVA,

See TEDDVL PVNJAil TE:EB.WA.

TAHEEREER,

(A

.1-r ta!trir).

Wrilmg

Fee for wr1llng

TAHSEELDAR,
See TEHSILDAR

'fAKSEEM,
bee Tt1CKSEEM

on tT1e Affatrs of 111e EAST INDIA CO\IPANY

TAL

TEE

TALi\M CA VEL,
See TALLU>l CAWEL

TALOOKEH 1\IHALZAMINEE,

(P ._.,..I..
tnuil).

TALLARI,

(TAM talatgdrz)
A watchman

See TALLJAn.

A gmrd or w.ttcltman A village police officer m the Peamsula, who gve mformat1on of
cnmes and offences, and ecorts and protects
persons travelling to neJgbbourtng VIllages

TALLUM,

talam, for s ~~ stlzalam).

A place, dry land

"TALLUM CAWEL,
(TAM

talam-cawef)

Place or village watchmg

CAIVEL TALLU>I

See TALLUM and

TALOOKEH ZEBBERDESTY,
.
"4s:.Ai
i
( 1', r.,s-o<J.;;
ta..a l lul..afl-1-zalJ.Jr-

dastl)

Dependences or acqutsihmtJI made by violence, wtthout auy autliOrlty, m the Nu1thern

C.rcars

TANNAH,

<lly t' ltdnal1

\,4l' t ltdnd,

a provmctal corruption of s ~ st'lldna).

A stahon A mihtary pot or station, oftrn
protected by a small fort A petty pohceJUriO
(H

or H

dJCilon, subordm.tte to that of a D4.ROGA, q

11

(a ),j t.J\e t'hdna1.-ddr)

(A '-~ ta;alluk).
The bemg dependent, dependence, a deprndency A district the revenues of whtch are
under the management of a TALOOKDAa, q v
and are generally accounted for to the Zemrndar
withm who<e JUnsdichon tt happens to be mc)uded, but somehmes pa1d unmedmtely to
government

T-\LOOKDAR,

jw ta;alluk-ddr)

TATOODARRY,
A land tenure m the Northern C.rear1 at a
low unalterable rent
TAWFEER,

(A .r-'i tazifzr)
Increase

(A .;..,IJ ta;zlr)

~ ta;al/uk-cldri)

Pumshment, correehon

ThejurisdJCbon of a TALOOKDAn, q, v

"TALOOKEH,

(A ~;'.; ta;allulcalt)
Dependence, dependency

T-\NN UIJAT or T<I.NNAHAUT,

(a ..::..-\... t.JW t'hdnali;]dt, or H '-''*'I,;
t'TtdnaMt, plur of <1.~ thdnah)
,
Small provmc1.tl stations or garrisons for sebundycorps

TAZEI:R,

TALOOKDARRY,
<,f)I.J

The keeper or commandant or a TA'INAo.

q v <\.petty polLee officer whose JUrll.dichon
subordm.tte to that of a DAROGAn, q v

TARBUND,
A gro1 e or plantn!Jon of pnluurn trees

The bolder of a T ALOOK 1 q v Talool dars

arc petty Zemtndars , bome of whom pay their
rent, or account for the collection they make
from the R1fot, through a nper10r Zemmdar,
and other< d~rect to government Those denomm..,ted ll[uscoory are of the former dPscriJlhOn,
and the latter are called tmlependent 7alooldars

_ (P

ta-allukali-1-mdl-zd-

TANN\HDAR,

"T1LOOK,

(P }'

Jl.. ~

Dependencies of pecumarv ""rur1ty Pcrf['!llnnlls of ne1ghbourmg Zwu11dars 111 the

1~ orthern ( rrcnrs, for the annual rent of winch
security had been gt\cn

TALLIAR,
(TAM tala1ydr)

(TAM

45

See TALOOK

"TALOOKEH JUDI:ED,

(P olJ.-' ~ ta;allul.alt-z-.Jadlrl)

TEDDUL PUNJAH TEERWA,

The rate or rent payable for the highest land,
dependent entirely on the fullmg ram See
TEDDUL, Put<JAII, and TEERW~
'l'I:ECKA,

New dependencies or aequ!Sihons, mostly by

conquests, m the Northern C~rca,..

(H

\4 t'hlklf}

Hue, t:.re, contract, JOb.

TEECKADAH.,

TALOOKEII KUDEEM,

(P r-1-J.> '~ ttuallukalz-z-kadlm).

Old dependenc~e, or ncqmIIlons
Zennndarzes m the N orlhern Ctram

TEDDUL PUNJAH,
The h1gbest land m the country, Mid depen
dent entnely on tbe fulling rams SeePut<JAH

Origmnl

(H ).J \i t'hz1cd-tMr)

One who has <"ll~ged or contraeted to cultivate a spot of ground. unde.- a TssoKA PoTT Au,

q v
(M}

from

GLOSSARY to Vth Report (1812)

.t6

Select Comquttee

TOP

1ER
TEECKA POTTAH or TIKA PUTTAH,

TCRRIIII,

A contract or farnuug lea.e

Sort, kmd, rate

See TEECKA

TERRIMDAR,

(From

T.LEP,

(H' ~ t{p)

A note of hand A prom1ssory note g1vcn by

a nahve banker or money-lender to Zemmdars
and otht1 s, to ennble them to furm'h government w1tb secur~ty tor the payment of the1r
rents
Waste culh vated land

See Append1x, p

755

TAM

taram sort, kmd, rate, and

).J ddr bolder, keeper)

An a..essor of land

TERUDI l\lUTASlDDY,
(From TAll! taram sort, kmd, rate, and

..,;~ mutasaddi a wr1ter or clerk)

TECRSEY, TERSCY, or T.LRSEE,

An assessor of lard

TERWA,
See 1cEnwA

TEERVA,

TERWAR,

See TEERWA

See 1'EERWA

T.LSHKE.LS JUMMABUNDY,

Th.LRWA,
(TAM

See TucKSEES JuM"ABUNDY

tirwOt)

Rote, custom, toll, rent

Money rent

TIK.4. PUTTAH,

See TEERWA

See TEECKA PoTTAH

TESHIHA DAROGHAHY,

TOAIIIDY,

(r ._...,t-vi.J ~ taoltihalt-ddroghahi)
Lteuil1y, supermtendence of the vellficahon
Supcrmtendence of the office for cxJ.mmmg and
markmg the hQISil Jaglnre appropr~atlons to
the officers who jJave the charge of that department
~tahsll)

Acqms1t10n, atlaument
public revenues

(A corruption of A

IS

'Vho ha< charge of the collechons A nahve

collector of a dstr~ct acting under a European
or Zemmtlor See TsusiL

TEHSIL DEWANNY,

(P o,J\y..J~ tahsll-1-d{q,dnf).
Collection of the revenues payable mto the
publlc trea;ury

TEIJSIL SfRINJA"'l'MY,
(P ~\:.::"~ ~ tahsll-z..sardnJdmi)
Co\lec\10n acco11nt contmgent expenses , beIng m tle nature of abwab or cesses See SEnlNJAJUlY

TLLOOS, for FELOOS, q v

TCRF,
(A '-'} tarf or taraf)

f~r

See TALLIAn

DIVISIOn of a PEoGliNNAn,

TOMI:RACA,
A species of tree

'
TONDEWARUM:,
(TA~I
Ill

tondz-wdram)

Lterally, belly share Share of the tenaqtry

the dn1s1on of the crop See Co nEW ARUM

TOOKEM RI:ZEE,

r:

...SJJ
tukhm-1ezi, from P
tuldmz seed, and p ..,;;; rezi sbeddmg).

(P

Sowng seed An acrount o( seed sown,

taken by the village accountant or CunNuM,
q v

TOORHADI,

(A corruption of A i.AJ ta;alzhurl)

An agreement, coni! act. See ToAHlDY A
spec1es of mortgage m Ctmara whiCh does not
giVe the mortgagee any rigltt of mterf,rence m
the management of the estate , but entitles
lull! to a qu~nhty of nee equal to the mterest
due on hs lo4n
TOPE,
(TAM

t0pu)

A gro'ie of trees
bee 'fRSEY

10

mtOlucatmg

TOLL JAR,
Collection of the

TEHSILDAR,
{P )~ tahs{l-ddr)

TJ:RFEY,

,:; tQ&Qhhud),

An agt eement, a contract

TODDY,
(H '-ff.JI;; tdri or tddi)
The JUICe of the palm tree, wluch,
mented state,

TEHSIL or TEHSEEL,

S1de, quarter
q v

Tr:srmts JUMMABUNDY,
See TucKSEES JuMMABUNDY

TEERWAH,

(A

taram).

(TAM

(H ~ ~ fhil.d.-patta')

(T

y; top).

A cannon or great guo

I
on the Affa1r, iof The EAST INDIA COMPANY.
J

TUC
TOPI:KH \I"AH,
..,\:..~j

top-khdnah from 'l' '-'J- tip

a cdnnon or gun, and l' 414 l.lldnalt
a house)

(P

The ordnance , the arhllery

The place
where arhlle1 y and nuhtary stores are kept
TOT-lCUL,
See ToTYCAUL

TYA
TUCKSEI:S,
(A ...~ talrhsu,)
A pproJ>rl1tmg, approprtauon, part1culnrtzm~
0

TUCKSEES Ju:\IM tBUNDY,

(P ..s~ ~ takfn4;Jam~-ban
dt)

A parhcular roll or statement of the net

annual ettlement concluded With the Zemmdms, Taloo!.dars BOd rent~rs It alo s1~111hes
the lumar JUmmahandy of 1 urcll lllull, .:',. cor
rected by J ajJier b.han m 1722

TOT I CAL,
See '1 oTYCA UL

TOTIE,
I
, A VIllage police officer whose Q'lhes ~re con- I TUKUDDAR for TEECKADAR, 'l v
:lin d more mmedmtely to the v1llage , {>Ut who I
also guards the crops and ass1s~ Ill m.,..surmg TUMAR,
(A ) ...j. tumdr)
them
A roll, volume, book.
TOTYCAUL,
Gardeu produce

Sec VANPYAo

TOWARY,
A miStake for JowAaY, q v
TOWFEER,

(A r i tauf{r)
Increase

TOWFEER JAGHIREDARAN,

(P L.}),:,.;/1>-_r-j tm.iflr-l;Jdglrddrdn)
Increase of or from JOgh~redars An Item of
soubahdarry abwab, or ce..Jscs, cons1stmg of an
mcrease of revenue from Jagkres approprmted
to the support of troops, sometimes to m1htary
officers, and to other pubhc mdJ.v!duals

TUMAR JAMMA,

(A -:::--Jt.j tumdr-;7ama;)

a-

The roll amomt 'fhe sum total of an

sessment mrollcd or recorded m the pubhc
1Cg1stcr 'l'be term 1s parbcularly nppbed to a
standard money assessment, by measurement,
of the land reenues, formed by 7urell 11-lu/l
about A D 1582, durmg the re1gn of .Ac!.bar,
by collecllons, through the med1um of Canongoes, and other mfer10r officers, the accounts
of the rents pa1d by the Ryots, wh1ch formed
the basiS of 1t It IS also used to des1gnate the
same standard assessment as 1t was reformed
under Sultan Szyek m 1658, and by JajJier
Khan m 1722, durmg the re1gn of the empuo'
ltlahomed Shah
See AssuL, also DEccAN
JAliAIA KH ..\UMIL

TOWJEE,

(A l.,>j tatyfh)
TUCKA,
See TEECKA

TUNCAW,
(P. 1~ tan-khdh, from P J tan the
body, and P lr klu1k want)
An ass1gnment on the revenue for personal
support, or other purposes

TUCKADAR or TUKADAR,
See TEECKADAR

TUNKEE,
Small Island

TUCKAIR,
See TuccAVY

TUNKHA,
See ToNCAW

TUCKA POTTAH,
See 'fEECKA PoTT AH

TUPPAH,

Callmg attention A statement or circumstantial account dehvered every month

TUCKAVY and TUCCA VY,

(A t.,!}.i takdv~)
Stren~themng, corroborating, ass1<bng AsSisting tenants w1th an advance of money for
culbvahon, when the )lecessary mean are
wantmg
TUCKAY,
A m1stake for 'J,'qccAvY, q v
TUCKSEE~f,

(A

taksim)

DIVISion, d1stnbut10n The d1vmons or con

shtuent pat ts of the assessment called tumar
J<lmma, and comprchendmg not only the quota
of the greater terr1torml diviSions, but of the
vlilges, and of the md1v1dual Ryots, and app!Jed by some to des1gnate other &tandard
assessments

(H ~tappa).
A small d!vts!on of a countr1
TURRABUDDY 1\IAUNIAl\fS,
(From TAM tarabaddz settled d1mens10ns
of the fields or VIllages, and TAM md-

myam a field tax free)

A term used Ill thejaglure to destgnate lands
e'l:empted from the payment of the government
dues at the or1gmal measurement ot the lands
See MAUNIAIII

TURREFDAR,

(P. ),:, '-'} tarqf-ddr, from A ._.;. tarqf

a s1de or quarter. and P ),:, dar keeper),
One who has charge of a porl!onofapergunnah called a taraf See 'l'EnP
TYACUT,
In the Drndtgul provmce, land

GLOSSA:tY to Vth Report {181"2} fiofl Select Comm1ttee

'

VEL-WAS

TYN-UL-VEK
VEESPADDI,

'l'YAGI:J::,
(s ~iT tydgl).

v..apatb, from TAll! VtSam a SIX

teenth part)
V llla/~es o clled from the land and rent
bcmg d:iv1ded mto Rlxtecnth shares, the sharers
ofwblCil settle among themselves the Pxact pr.o
porlioll of tl1e whole rent that each IS to pay
(TAM

One who has forsaken all worldlv obJects to

lead a rehg1ous hfe One of a pnvdeged cast

TYARGAU,
Prmleged casts 10 tne Ceded D1str1cts

VELLA VERSY RYOTS,

TYCUL,
11. de<cnploon of Jflghrre grant to an mdrvrdual tor mamhmmg a nuhta1y force, and other
partrcular ser>~ces, 10 the NorthelD Cuoors

TYNAUT,

(A ul,..; tadndt, plur

to&.ln)
'

of A

Appomtment Troops appomted or stationed on particular serv1ce

Resident or SOJOUrmng culbvators or Ryot1

of a village, such as PARAcooniEs and Pr A
CARRIEs, q V

VELMA,

(Probably a corruption of s
varmma armour)

cp:>f

A 7'el!lltra tnhe descended from, or adopted

mlo the fnubes sprung from the anCient prmce
of TJ!'orwz~uf, bemg S1m1lar to the lvmrs of
lala6ar, and N{llgs of Lanara. Of th1s tnbe
are mny of the Zemrndal& m the Northern
Ctrcars

VELMA DHORAS,

u.

(s pl ~ '<.f'U: varmma4lUird!t)
\'Vbo wear armour
A body of m1htary
men formerly mtroduced mto the N ortheru
Oroors to support the government.
''

UL,
See OoL

ULCOODY,
bee OoL Coonv.
UL PARACOODY,
See OoL PAnAcoonY and PAaAcoonY

WAKENEGAR,
(P J'>t AA-IJ udkuah-nzgcir)

v.

N ews-wnter, mtelh~cncer Remembrancer

of tran.actlons 10 the Deu:am1ee deprtn.ent

VACKEEL,
(A .H, wakll or vakil)
One endued w1th author1ty to act for another
Ambassador, agent sent ou d. spectal commssaon, or res1dmg at a court
1\'.J.tne law

pleader under the Judlcrnl o;y.tem of the Company

VAJ'IPYAR or V.ANYPAR,
Lands yJCldmg garden produce 10 71nn=lly,
cu't vatcd m hack yard or select pots, conE=Jsltng Qf pldmtams, sugar canP, tolldt"Co, chlhcs, &c 7 o1 rraul or lol,Ycaul, IS another name
for th1s kmd of produce
VEDS or VEDAS,

(s plur ~: t-elah, s smg ~:

vedah)
Sc!Cnce, knowledge
or the 11mdus

w.

The sacred scrrptures

VEKKflU<;,
In tl e ~orthem Crrrar<, 'the net statement of
the rnt actual!,y to be p>~d mto the pubhc
treasury

WARAKUM,
The name of a cert.un vdlage charge 10 the
penmsula

WARRA TONDOO,
Term by Wb!ch the oleerassadars are deslg
nated m the Larnallc

WARUM,
(TAM

w:iram)

Share Share of the rroduce, or the rate

by wlncl1 the d!Vlston o 1t IS made between
the cult1vator and government

WARUM PATAM,
(TAM udram-pdtam)
A s1mple lease m .llfalahar, the S"dme
PATAM, q v SeeahoWAat1M

1111

WASIL,

(A J..~ wdstl)
What 1s rece1ved Head of revenue under
the ami tumar Jrtmma der~ved from the annexation of terr~to1 y, <hcovery of concealed som ces
of rent from tlte land., and resumption of Jaglnru and undue al1onallollS

tlte AITairs oF The EAST INDIA COMPANY.

WUR-YEK

YET-ZEM

/'

WASIL BAKY,

(A

,j'o J...IJ wds!l-bdTd)

YERWADDY,

'

Recept and balance An account statmg the

amount rPCmved and outstandmg See J UMMA
W .urstL BAK.Y

l'"""add!J r!JO!s are those who eulhnte nr

occupy land m a ne~hbourmg VIllage Ill wluch
th~y do not res1de 'l'he same as P!J<ID'Ttt!t and

paracood!es

YET!'IIAJ.'Il"NEE,

W.AZEAT,

(Probably for A ...s-~1 th6undmf, 6 om.

A ,.~1 thtundm dtltgence, care)
I.and under the care or superntclldence of a
Zemznda1 See LA TIM AM

(A .t.,...J WfV'Uat.
Abatement Deductions whtcli were allowed
m the accounts of the Zemzndars, &c from the
collecltons under the general !reads of MoK
HAJHJE and MusuonAT, -q. v

WOJOOHAUT,

(A. <.:.lll.y--J WJulldt, plur

of A <I;>J

WOJhaft)

z.

_ Wages,. salarieS,_ allowances Extra collec ..

lions !or the mamtenance of Zemmdars

WOJUHAUT KHASNOVI:ESY,
(P ..,r-.J-'1.,. ;:->ll.rJ WOJUhdt.i-kh/U-rza..

visl)
Fees or dues to the government wrtters, orgmally exacted on the 11enewal of a 1unnutk.
See WoJOOHAUT

ZATEE,
(P. Jl..l zdtl)
Natu1al, personal A Jngh~re IS so dlotlngutshed when granted for the puvate use of tho
grantee, or for hte only

ZEB1',

(A b-. zabt)

WOOLI.AH,
Grants of land.

'

WOOLlUM :MAUNI.AM,
Personal servree rent free lands

ZEBTY,
See MA u.

NIAM

WOORIAR,
A certrun tr1be or Htndus

(P ~., za~tl, from A

b-. l!abt)

Relat10g to restr.unt or contiscalton, w1wt'

ltas been confiscated See Z EBT Lands re

sumed by J ajfier Allan wluch l1ad been appro
pr~ared m

Joghire

ZEMEEN CHACKERAN,

WURTUCK,
Manufacturer who earr~es on h1s trade at
home

YAF1' KEDMAT,
'-"-'~ ytdft-z-klndmat)
Attamment of office or employment Fees on
tl1e grant of a zemmdarry or other office
( P ...::-..b.

YAWANNAH,
(Perhaps s <:j'q;; yavana a Muhamnzadan, or foretgner)
'l'he name of a certain fee 111 Tmne:;;elly See
Appendx, p 966

YEK4.B'HOGUM,

~ atka-bltogam, from s ~

eka one, and s

lllent)

(P

u\h .,...,..; zamln-z-chdkardn).

Land of servants Lands allotted for the

mamtenance of pubhc servants of all denomma
lions, fwm the Zemmdl1r doWJfto those of the
vlltage establishments See CHACJ..ERAN

ZEMINDAR,
(P )o.l U""'J :tamln- ddr from P r..r"J zam{n
earth, land, and r )..l ddr holder,

Y.

(s

"Rcstrrunt, confiscation, seques(ratton

~ bho~;am enJoy-

AJ.>phed to v11lages, means those m uhtcb

one IDdiHdual holds the entire und1v1d~d lands
as hts sole propel ty

keeper, one who has charge of the

thmg expressed m the precedmg noun,
the last word, m cornposttton, scrvmg to form personal nouns of olbce
or employment, as 111 numerous examples to be found 111 thts Gtossary)
Land-holder, land-keeper An officer who,
unde1 the !~tlulwmmadau go\ernmeJh' was
chrgcd With the suptllntentcucc ol tl1e lnnds
ol a dslnd, financtlly cons1dere~, the protectiOn of the culhvators, and the Jcahzatwn of
the go1ernment's h<1rc ol Its produce, mthcr
m money or kmd, out of wh1ch lie lta allowed
a com1msston, amountmg to about ten per cent ,
and, occasJonlly, n specml grant ot the golernment's share of the prJdu<.e of the hnd of
a certnm numbe1 of vllJ.u!.fCS for Ius '>ubsJstenrc,
called NAuNc\n, q v 'lbt ~rpomtmcnt ns
occac;IOnnlly rcnened, nrd ab Jt \\as generally
contmt...ed m the sa'l c ptrliOn, so long as l o
conducted bunelf to the .dtJ,fachon ol I e rulmg powrr, ..md C\en coutmt.cd to h1s hurs, so,
(Xl

50

GLOSSARY to Vth Hcport {1812) fiom Select Committee, ~c ~c

ZYR

ZER
1n process of time, and throu~h the decay of
th-tt polVer, and the contusiOn winch ensued, hereditary m:ht (! be't pieSCllptne) was cl~uned
and tactly acknowledged, till, at length, the
Zemmdars of Brn!{nl m part1cular, from bemg
the mere supermtendents of the land, ha\ e
been declared the hered1tarv propuetof' of the
sotl, and the before fluctuating ducft ot ~"'ern
mcnt have, under a permanent settlement, been
unalterably fixed m pe petmty ~ee LATiliAlll
and LATJ'IIA'IIDAn

ZEMINDARAN,
(P ._,~1...,..J zaminddrdn, pl of P )~J
zaminddr)
Zemmdars An article m the rent roll clled
tumar Jumma, consrstmg of fiefi, ID the nature
ofcondJ!Jonal ]agl11res conferred on a few frontier
ZE'll~DARS

~EMINDmRY,

(P ..s)J zaminddri)
'fhe office or Jlll"Isilictlon of a ZEMINDAR,
qv
ZER 1\lATHOTE,
(From p .i-J 2er under, and H <.:-.,of!-<
math6t contribution)
Under the bead malhole An Item of soubahdarry abwab, or cesses, established by Sujali
Klzan, cons1stmg of four articles 1st Nuz:er
poonah, or presents exacted from Zemmdars by
officers of the excheq11er at the festival of the
annual settlement, properly called punyahah ,
or holyday, resumed by government 2d Bhay

~helaul,

or pnce of robe bestowed at the same

lime on considerable Zcmmdars, ns tokens of
mvestlture 3d Puslzla bundy, 1.eepmg up the
rn ei banks In particular places 4th Russoom
nczarut, 01 commission of 10 amzas per 1m[
C'\acted by the nazrr JCmmadar, or head peon'
on the h easure brought from the mofusszl 0 ;
mter10r It fm merl.r existed, but was rendered
permanent by Sujah Klzan See MATUOTE
ZILLAH,
(A ~ ztl~)
Side, part, distriCt, diVISion A local diVISion
of a country, haung 1eference to pel'SOn.IIJUrisdictlon

ZOOR TULLUB,
(P ......JJ.JJJ z6r-talab, from P JJJ z6l'
force, and A ......l1 talab demand, requlSitiOn
A compulsory e>.achon
ZUNGEI:R ZAMIN,
(P ~~
zanJlr-zdmtn)
Cham securty
Several persons ltn1.ed m
security for eacli other

rJ

ZTI:IN,

(A U"""

Ztnln)

The mtenor of any thmg, what IS mcluded or

contained, contents The mventory, schedule,
or described particulars accompanymg a sunnu4
or grant of land
ZYR MATHOTE,
See ~En MATHOTE