vakeel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vakeel
First recorded in 1615–25; from Hindi vakēl, from Arabic wakīl
Example Sentences
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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
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 Burke, Edmund
Your Lordships will next observe, that he tells the vakeel his reason for turning him out was, that he had been patronized by other gentlemen.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
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
I now tried conciliatory measures, and I sent my vakeel to their headman Ibrahim to talk with him confidentially, and to try to obtain an interpreter in return for a large present.
From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
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