musnud
[muhs-nuh d]
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noun (in India)
a seat or throne of cushions used by native princes.
Origin of musnud
1755–65; < Urdu < Arabic masnad cushion
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Historical Examples of musnud
In the twelfth year of my imprisonment the old king died, and his successor, the late monarch, ascended the musnud.
Confessions of a ThugPhilip Meadows Taylor
The Nabob sat on a high cushion, called the musnud, placed on a daïs which was raised several feet above the ground.
Athelstane FordAllen Upward
Even when seated most securely on the musnud, an Afghan ruler must commit many acts abhorrent to our ideas of humanity.
History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. I (of 3)Sir John William Kaye
I obeyed the order, and seated myself at the edge of the musnud.
Confessions of a ThugPhilip Meadows Taylor
Since the Dutch abandoned Sambas, three sultans have reigned on this musnud (within fifty years, or thereabout).
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. DidoHenry Keppel