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1. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
2. banian, n. View full entry a1597
...A Hindu trader, especially one from the province of Gujarat (‘many of which have for ages been settled in Arabian ports, and known by this name’ —Col. Yule); sometimes applied by early...
3. batta, n.1 View full entry 1680
...orig. Subsistence money (given to soldiers in the field, witnesses, prisoners, etc.). Hence, extra pay given to East Indian regiments when on a campaign, and spec. An extra allowance,...
4. batta, n.2 View full entry 1680
...In Indian Banking, agio or difference in exchange; discount on coins not current, or of short weight. (Col. Yule.)...
5. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
6. bearer, n. View full entry a1382
...One who carries or conveys; a carrier, a porter....
7. 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...
8. box, n.2 View full entry a1000
...A case or receptacle usually having a lid....
9. brinjarry, n. View full entry 1793
...A travelling grain and salt merchant of the Deccan....
10. bunnia, n. View full entry 1790
...A trader or merchant. Also attrib....
11. cess, n.1 View full entry 1531
...An assessment, tax, or levy: in various spec. applications....
12. chimney, n. View full entry a1330
...A fireplace or hearth. Obs. exc. dial....
13. chop, n.5 View full entry 1614
...In India, China. A seal or the impression of a seal; an official impress or stamp....
14. chowk, n. View full entry 1832
...An open place in the middle of a city where the market is held; a main street....
15. collector, n. View full entry c1380
...One who collects or gathers together; spec. one who gathers separate literary compositions, etc., into one book, a compiler (now rare or obs.), one who collects...
16. collectorate, n. View full entry 1825
...The district under the jurisdiction of a collector (see collector3)....
17. coˈllectorship, n. View full entry 1553
...The office of a collector....
18. country, n. View full entry c1275
...A tract or expanse of land of undefined extent; a region, district....
19. crore, n. View full entry 1625
...Ten millions, or one hundred lakhs (usually of rupees)....
20. desai, n. View full entry 1698
...A native Indian revenue official, or petty chief....
