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syce

American

[sahys] / saɪs /

Or saice,

noun

(in India) a groom; stable attendant.

syce British

/ saɪs /

noun

(formerly, in India) a servant employed to look after horses, drive carriages, etc
(in Malaysia) a driver or chauffeur

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Etymology

Origin of syce

1645–55; < Urdu sā'is < Arabic

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syce

So did I. Where is my syce, I wonder?

From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram

The syce, who was ordered out on the first errand, showed no great concern.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

And I came to Bithoor, and became a syce, and I have been a syce ever since.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant

Chunga, the syce, held on until his master’s feet had found the stirrups.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

My orderly and syce came to my rescue.

From To Lhassa at Last by Millington, Powell

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