Glossary - S

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Sadr-diwani-adalatThe chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]328
SagaiA form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized...301
Sagotro sapindaA kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary]299
Sagotro, SagotraA kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary]  ...300
Saheb, sahib, shahebA lord, a master. The word is often affixed to titles expressive of rank, as Raja Saheb, Collector Saheb....349
SahibahA lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]283
SahodaraRelated by libations of water to diseased kinsmen; brother. [Wilson’s Glossary]   Uterine brother,...314
SahodariA sister by the same mother. [Wilson’s Glossary]300
Said-zada, Saiyd-zadaThe descendent of a Said, or of Mohammad. [Wilson’s Glossary]296
Said, SaiydA lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,...357