Granthi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Granthi
from Punjabi: keeper of the ( Guru ) Granth
Example Sentences
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Following this, the Granthi, a religious official of the gurdwara, serves it to the Panj Pyaare, or the Five Amritdhari Sikhs.
From Salon ● May 2, 2022
The enemy were not suffering as they should, beneath the fire of his guns on the one hand and the musketry of the two Granthi regiments on the other.
From The Path to Honour by Grier, Sydney C.
"So that the army might rise against him in a week, and having slain him and Kharrak Singh and his mother, invade British territory and bring about a second Granthi war?" asked Partab Singh drily.
From The Path to Honour by Grier, Sydney C.
What! do you think that I will allow the work here—the regeneration of the Granthi state—to be endangered by petty, miserable squabbles between my assistants?
From The Path to Honour by Grier, Sydney C.
One could wish that our Mr James had shown his affection in any other way than by sending us another Granthi regiment, but it was impossible to refuse it.
From The Path to Honour by Grier, Sydney C.
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