ser

1

or seer

[ seer, sair ]

noun
  1. a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).

Origin of ser

1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1810–20

Words Nearby ser

Other definitions for ser (2 of 5)

ser2

Other definitions for Ser (3 of 5)

Ser

abbreviationBiochemistry.

Other definitions for ser- (4 of 5)

ser-

  1. variant of sero- before a vowel: serous.

Other definitions for ser. (5 of 5)

ser.

abbreviation
  1. serial.

  2. series.

  1. sermon.

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How to use ser in a sentence

  • While reading the ser-vice over a poor young man he had nursed many weeks he took cold.

    The Man Between | Amelia E. Barr
  • Eeeetoy said he would escape the flood by getting into the vessel he was making from the gum of the grease bushes or ser-quoy.

    Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights | J. William Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for ser

ser

seer

/ (sɪə) /


noun
  1. a unit of weight used in India, usually taken as one fortieth of a maund

Origin of ser

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from Hindi

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