begar

[bey-gahr]

compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.

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< Hindi bēgār < Persian

Begar, I shall have no girl to myself—all de girl in my house vill come after dis jolie garçon!
Fontainbleau|John O'Keeffe
Begar excellent vel: and if you speake pour moy, I shall procure you de gesse of all de gentlemen mon patinces.
The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare
Now ick sall revange; hay, begar, me sal tartar de whole generation!
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
She has no knowlidg of the cake, whitch was so dryed up, a begar woold not touch it.
Little Prudy's Sister Susy|Sophie May

Begar den I haue as mockuater as de Inglish Iack dog, knaue.
The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare