vakeel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vakeel
First recorded in 1615–25; from Hindi vakēl, from Arabic wakīl
Example Sentences
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Saati discovered another plot, his men having been won over by Mahomet Her, the vakeel of Chenooda, another trader.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston
A few days later, whole lines of porters arrived, carrying enormous elephants' tusks to Eddrees, the vakeel.
From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Sir Samuel White Baker
Roy Rada Churn pleaded his privilege as the vakeel or representative of a sovereign prince.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
The moment our batteries opened, their guns also opened a heavy cannonade, evidencing the truth of what the vakeel had been holding forth.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp
Notwithstanding the danger he was running, Mr Baker compelled his men to march, and by a clever manoeuvre got ahead of the party led by Ibrahim, Koorshid’s vakeel.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston
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