kotwal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kotwal
First recorded in 1575–85, kotwal is from the Hindi word koṭwāl
Example Sentences
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One cowboy was elected king; another, prime minister or vizier; another, kotwal, or prefect of the police; and others, constables.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
Islamabad being, as its name implies, the "abode of Mahomedanism," I had set the kotwal to work to procure me a good copy of the Koran.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by William Henry Knight
The prince waited and waited, till at last the goldsmith returned, and with him the kotwal, who at once took the prince into custody on the charge of stealing the princess's necklace.
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Next to the amir comes the court of the kazi, the chief centre of justice, and beneath the kazi comes the kotwal, who performs, as in India, the ordinary functions of a magistrate.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The kotwal is going his rounds, his rounds!”
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas
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