Glossary - S

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Sadr-diwani-adalatThe chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]495
SagaiA form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized...426
Sagotro sapindaA kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary]401
Sagotro, SagotraA kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary]  ...419
Saheb, sahib, shahebA lord, a master. The word is often affixed to titles expressive of rank, as Raja Saheb, Collector Saheb....513
SahibahA lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]382
SahodaraRelated by libations of water to diseased kinsmen; brother. [Wilson’s Glossary]   Uterine brother,...494
SahodariA sister by the same mother. [Wilson’s Glossary]433
Said-zada, Saiyd-zadaThe descendent of a Said, or of Mohammad. [Wilson’s Glossary]465
Said, SaiydA lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,...496