havildar
Britishnoun
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Origin of havildar
C17: from Hindi, from Persian hawāldār one in charge
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Havildar, hav′il-dar, n. the highest rank of non-commissioned officer among native troops in India and Ceylon.
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A havildar of the 4th said, “Sahib, is not our march one of the greatest on record?”
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The cries from the barrack-room had ceased; for the poor havildar was dead, and his body had been removed to the hospital.
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For on their way from Hathipota they had met one of our search-parties under a havildar, called Ranjit Singh, who told them of the crime and said that he had been informed by villagers at Jainti that a man carrying a rifle had been seen coming out of the jungle early that morning and going east.
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The havildar had sent him back to report to me and tell me that the rest of the party were continuing in pursuit.
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