Glossary - B

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Bighaa measure of land, varying in extent in different parts of India. [Wilson’s Glossary]191
BismillahThe name of the formula “In the name of God the most merciful,” with which letters and public documents,...209
BitaLands of a village that have existed from time immemorial, in opposition to lands recently acquired by...253
Brahma(in Hindu religion) the highest object of adoration; the impersonal and absolute divinity. [P Ramanatha...230
BuddhaOriginal meaning is the wise or enlightened one; applied to the historical founder of Buddhism. [P Ramanatha...216
BudmashA scoundrel; a blackguard; a rude fellow. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]205
BudrukhThis is a Persian word signifying great or venerable. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]219
ByabasthaA statute, a law. A written opinion or dictum on a point of Hindu law drawn up by Bandits.[P Ramanatha...205