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1. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
2. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
3. amildar, n. View full entry 1799
...In South Asia: a non-European factor, esp. a collector of revenue....
4. aumil, n. View full entry 1800
...In South Asia: a non-European factor, esp. a collector of revenue. Cf. amildar...
5. 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...
6. free cost, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1542
...at (formerly †of, †on, †upon) free cost: without cost, free of charge, gratis....
7. mace, n.3 View full entry 1598
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a traditional unit of weight (about 2.4 grams or 37 grains), normally one-sixteenth of a tael; (hence) a gold or silver coin of this weight; a monetary unit...
8. mahajan, n. View full entry 1852
...In South Asia: a local moneylender, a usurer....
9. † malikana, n. View full entry 1840
...In South Asia: a share of the revenue due to the possessor of a right to collect revenue; a payment representing this....
10. marriage, n. View full entry c1300
...The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony....
11. multi-, comb. form View full entry 1647
...Forming parasynthetic adjectives, with the sense ‘more than one, several, many’. From the adjectives are formed adverbs (e.g. multiserially) and nouns (e.g. multicellularity). Some formations of this kind...
12. mutton, n. View full entry c1300
...The flesh of sheep, used as food....
13. naya paisa, n. View full entry 1956
...In India: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a rupee. Also: a copper-alloy coin with this value. Cf. paisa...
14. number, n. View full entry c1300
...The precise sum or aggregate of a collection of individual things or persons; the quantity or amount....
15. O, n.1 View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
16. outstation, n. View full entry 1817
...A station, outpost, or settlement in a remote area or at a distance from a centre of population or operations; spec. (Austral. and N.Z.) a subordinate...
17. paanwallah, n. View full entry 1955
...A person who sells paan (and sometimes other refreshments)....
18. pasar, n. View full entry 1907
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a market....
19. pass, n.4 View full entry 1555
...Prob.: demeanour; a course of action. Obs.rare....
20. patwari, n. View full entry 1772
...In South Asia: a village registrar or treasurer under a zamindar....
