havildar
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of havildar
C17: from Hindi, from Persian hawāldār one in charge
Example Sentences
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An Anglo-Indian tells of a wounded havildar who was noticed by a German officer.
From The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship by Harold W. (Harold Williams) Picton
“The Sirdar Allahyar Khan was a havildar in one of the regiments serving under the Feringhi at the time of the great rising?” went on the mullah, in a kind of slow monotone.
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford
A havildar of the 4th said, “Sahib, is not our march one of the greatest on record?”
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone
This was the first time that the case came to the notice of Colonel Sleeman, though Hufeez-ollah had been four years in prison, under a fictitious charge from the pay havildar.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
The havildar was the crack shot of the Madras army, having twice carried off Commander-in-Chief's prize.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by C. Boden Kloss
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