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‖ ratemahatmaya Sri Lanka.|ˌratemaˈhatmajaː|
[Sinhalese, f. raṭē of the district + mahatmayā gentleman.]
A chief headman of a Kandyan district.
1821J. Davy Acct. Interior of Ceylon v. 147 The duties of Rate-mahatmeyas were similar to those of Dissaves; but their official rank was inferior. 1841J. Forbes Eleven Years in Ceylon iv. 67 The authorities under the Kandian dynasty were thus arranged... The Rate Mahatmeás, chiefs of inferior districts. 1913L. Woolf Village in Jungle ii. 37 Disa Mahatmaya is the title used by villagers in referring to chief headmen or Ratemahatmayas. 1956R. Pieris Sinhalese Social Organization i. iv. 24 The raṭēmahatmayās, as they were colloquially styled, bore the title raṭērāla at court. |