vakeel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vakeel
First recorded in 1615–25; from Hindi vakēl, from Arabic wakīl
Example Sentences
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The instant the vakeel heard the guns, he leapt out of his carriage, and ran as fast as he could towards the fort, screaming in notes something like the angry tiger.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John
The evening arrived, and my vakeel, with his usual cunning, came to ask me "whether I intended to start to-morrow?"
From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
About a quarter before the awful hour, the vakeel was seen emerging from the political agent's tent, and mounting his rut; but his contracted brow betrayed the agitation of his mind.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John
Hence the suspicion and dislike entertained by large numbers of quiet, respectable Indians for any political institutions that tend to increase the influence of the Indian vakeel and of the class he represents.
From Indian Unrest by Chirol, Valentine, Sir
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 Kingston, William Henry Giles
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