vakeel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vakeel
First recorded in 1615–25; from Hindi vakēl, from Arabic wakīl
Example Sentences
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After some days, the absconded guide, Rabonga, appeared with a number of men, but without either my vakeel or Yaseen.
From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Sir Samuel White Baker
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 John Shipp
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
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
This day the vakeel had brought to camp the most positive assurance that his master, the rajah, would be in camp to sign and ratify a treaty on the proffered terms.
From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp
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