collectorate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Further, the Chinese Government must guarantee that no second Collectorate should be established between the port Collectorate and the first of the present inland Collectorates.
From A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade by Haines, Charles Reginald
No sooner had he uttered the words than half-a-dozen chuprassis wearing the Collectorate badge made their appearance, and after salaaming Nabendu, stood there grinning.
From The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath
I went straight from your house last night to that of an office tout, who is a precious rascal, but tolerated because he is in some way related to the Collectorate head clerk.
From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.
At 10.30 on the morrow, both attended at the Collectorate and found that the Shibprakásh objection stood first for hearing.
From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.
I was punctual to the minute, and sure enough the tout came with one of the Collectorate clerks.
From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.
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