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‖ haˈlalcor East Ind.
Forms: 7 halalchor, holacueur, holencor, alchore, 8 halla-, halichore, hollocore, 9 hallalcor.
[Persian (Urdū) ḥalālkhōr, f. Arab. ḥalāl a thing religiously lawful or indifferent + Pers. khūr-dan to eat.]
One of the lowest and most despised class in India, Iran, etc., (lit.) to whom everything is lawful food.
1662J. Davies tr. Mandelslo's Trav. 59 One of those Holacueurs, who are wont to march in the head of the Caffilas..and serve instead of Trumpeters. 1696J. Ovington Voy. Surat 382 (Y.) The Halalchors..are another Sort of Indians at Suratt, the most contemptible. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 28 As base as the Holencores. 1786Burns Let. to R. Aiken Oct., Those misguided few..who joined, to use a Gentoo phrase, the ‘hallachores’ of the human race. 1788Burke Sp. agst. W. Hastings Wks. XIII. 323 He is wholly driven from all honest society..He becomes an Halichore. 1812M. Graham Jrnl. Resid. India 31 (Y.) For the meaner offices we have a Hallalcor or Chandela (one of the most wretched Pariahs). |