munsif

English

Etymology

From Hindi मुंसिफ (munsiph), from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif).

Noun

munsif (plural munsifs)

(historical) Synonym of amin (“arbitrator in the pargana”)

Alternative forms

moonsif, moonsiff, munsiff

Further reading

Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “moonsiff”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 581.

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