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1. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
2. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
3. challenge, n. View full entry c1314
...An accusation, charge, reproach, objection....
4. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
5. court, n.1 View full entry 1154
...A clear space enclosed by walls or surrounded by buildings; a yard, a court-yard; e.g. that surrounding a castle, or that left for the sake of light, etc. in the...
6. duffaˈdar, n. View full entry 1800
...‘A petty officer of native police; and in regiments of Irregular Cavalry, a non-commissioned officer corresponding in rank to a corporal’ (Yule)....
7. guard, n. View full entry 1412
...Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs....
8. jungle, n. View full entry 1776
...In India, originally, as a native word, Waste or uncultivated ground (= ‘forest’ in the original sense); then, such land overgrown with brushwood, long grass, etc.; hence, in Anglo-Indian use:...
9. kotwal, n. View full entry 1582
...A chief officer of police for a city or town in India; a native town magistrate....
10. † lascaˈrine, n. View full entry 1598
...An East Indian soldier; also, one of the native police....
11. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
12. matrimonial, adj. and n. View full entry 1449
...Of or relating to marriage....
13. medical, adj. and n. View full entry 1646
...Of, relating to, or designating the science or practice of medicine in general, or its practitioners....
14. military, adj. and n. View full entry a1460
...Of or relating to warfare or defence; adapted to or connected with a state of war; designed for military use. Of, relating, or belonging to armed forces or an army (now freq....
15. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
16. muchalka, n. View full entry 1679
...A written bond....
17. mukhtar, n. View full entry 1786
...Originally in the late Ottoman Empire and subsequently in Turkey and certain other successor states: the headman or local government chief of a town, district, village, or tribe. Also: a minor provincial...
18. patta, n. View full entry 1754
...In India: a title deed to a property or piece of land, esp. one which contains an official assessment of the amount of revenue collectable from it. Also: a document...
19. peg, n.1 View full entry 1440
...A short pin or bolt, originally made of wood and later also of metal, plastic, etc., typically tapering slightly at one end, and used to fasten two things together, to plug a...
20. protector, n. View full entry c1390
...A person who protects someone or something from danger, injury, etc.; a defender; a guardian, a patron....
