Glossary - M

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MahbasA prison, a place of confinement. [Wilson’s Glossary]177
Mahbas-khanaA jail, a prison. [Wilson’s Glossary]165
MahilaA woman; a married woman.194
MahrA marriage settlement of property on the wife; it is a necessary concomitant of a contract of marriage...225
Mahr-nama or Mahr-namehA deed of dower or settlement; the document in which it is specified. [Wilson’s Glossary]257
MahramAnyone to whom the women’s apartments are open. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]184
MahranaA fee paid to the Kazi at a wedding. [Wilson’s Glossary]186
MakanA place, a station, an office. [Wilson’s Glossary]175
MakandarAn officer, a place-man. In the south of India it is commonly applied to a person in charge of, or having...202
Malgoods; wealth; property of any description; money; revenue.197