Glossary - S

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Sadr-diwani-adalatThe chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]290
SagaiA form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized...277
Sagotro sapindaA kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary]282
Sagotro, SagotraA kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary]  ...278
Saheb, sahib, shahebA lord, a master. The word is often affixed to titles expressive of rank, as Raja Saheb, Collector Saheb....328
SahibahA lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]266
SahodaraRelated by libations of water to diseased kinsmen; brother. [Wilson’s Glossary]   Uterine brother,...284
SahodariA sister by the same mother. [Wilson’s Glossary]271
Said-zada, Saiyd-zadaThe descendent of a Said, or of Mohammad. [Wilson’s Glossary]263
Said, SaiydA lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,...320