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K.C.S.I.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India.


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In 1871 he became a K.C.S.I. and had a seat on the Indian Council. 

From Immortal Memories by Clement King Shorter

On this occasion Lord Cross, then Secretary of State for India, successfully urged his acceptance of the K.C.S.I., which Yule had refused several years before.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule

He retired in 1900, was made K.C.S.I. in 1893 and died on the 13th of September 1901.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

He stayed five days, during which he had several interviews with the Maharajah, and held a grand Durbar, at which he invested him with the star and badge of a K.C.S.I.

From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone

K.C.S.I., at Monksmead, nursing a broken heart, and longed for the day when Colonel de Warrenne's child might be sent home to her care.

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Percival Christopher Wren

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