Glossary - B

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Bighaa measure of land, varying in extent in different parts of India. [Wilson’s Glossary]245
BismillahThe name of the formula “In the name of God the most merciful,” with which letters and public documents,...277
BitaLands of a village that have existed from time immemorial, in opposition to lands recently acquired by...317
Brahma(in Hindu religion) the highest object of adoration; the impersonal and absolute divinity. [P Ramanatha...281
BuddhaOriginal meaning is the wise or enlightened one; applied to the historical founder of Buddhism. [P Ramanatha...273
BudmashA scoundrel; a blackguard; a rude fellow. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]263
BudrukhThis is a Persian word signifying great or venerable. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]274
ByabasthaA statute, a law. A written opinion or dictum on a point of Hindu law drawn up by Bandits.[P Ramanatha...266