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1. hundi, n. View full entry 1619
...A negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or promissory note, used by native bankers in India and worded in the vernacular; also, money remitted by such an instrument....
2. seer, n.2 View full entry 1618
...A denomination of weight varying in different parts of India from over 3 lb. to 8 ounces. In districts under British rule it was officially equal to a kilogramme, or 2·2 lb....
3. sicca, n.1 View full entry 1619
...sicca rupee (also rupee sicca), originally, a newly-coined rupee, accepted at a higher value than those worn by use; latterly, a rupee coined under the Government of Bengal from...
4. sirkar, n. View full entry 1619
...The court or palace of a native king or prince. Obs....
5. sitringee, n. View full entry 1621
...A carpet or floor-rug made of coloured cotton, now usually with a striped pattern....
