| 释义 |
‖ wakeel Anglo-Ind.|wəˈkiːl|
Also wakil.
[See vakeel. (Properly the spelling with v should represent the Persian and Indian forms, and that with w the Arabic; but this is not observed in our examples).]
= vakeel 1, 2.
1803Sir J. Malcolm in Kaye Life (1856) I. 242 The Wakeels of Scindiah had yesterday a long audience. 1834Baboo I. xvii. 296 (Stanf.) Even those who plead my cause; my wakeels, my agents. 1913Daily News 14 Feb. 6 Those among the students [Cairo] who have pursued the laical side of their studies become ‘Wakils’ (lawyers) or ‘Katibs’ (public or private accountants and writers). |