munsif
English
Etymology
From Hindi मुंसिफ़ (munsif), from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif).
Noun
munsif (plural munsifs)
- (historical) Synonym of amin (“arbitrator in the pargana”).
Alternative forms
Further reading
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “moonsiff”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 581.