Glossary - S

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SardaftarChief record office; chief accountant and registrar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]231
SardarA chief, a headman, a commander; the head of a set of palanquin hearers. [Wilson’s Glossary]   A prince;...189
SardarniA female head of an establishment, commonly applied to a woman who brings up girls for prostitution....211
SariWoman’s garment. The long piece of cloth that a Bengali woman wears.   A Hindu woman’s chief garment....224
SarkarThe Government, the supreme authority in the state. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]202
Sarkar-abiThe High Court, the chief authority, the government, the viceregal establishment of the Nawab of Bengal;...212
SarkiLocal arm.188
Sarrishtah-i-AmanatIn Bengal under the Mohammadan and early British rule, an office for the examination and adjustment of...219
Sarrishtah-i-diwaniThe office of Dewan or collector, also the expenses of his office, including his own allowances. [Wilson’s...206
SarvaAll, entire, whole. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]177