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Kathi|ˈkɑːðɪ|
Also kathi.
[Malay.]
A judge in Islamic law, who also functions as a registrar of Muslim marriages, divorces, etc.
1947R. O. Winstedt Malays 117 The Chief Kathi of Kelantan fined 14 men and 2 women $15 each, with imprisonment in default. 1963J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 31 In religious matters the Kathi or Muslim religious authority exercises magisterial powers. 1967W. R. Roff Origins Malay Nationalism iii. 73 In June 1884 the Council decided to appoint a State Kathi, ‘to decide disputes involving Muhammadan Law and Custom’, and the appointment of assistant kathis for the districts was ratified in the following year. 1972M. Sheppard Taman Indera 96 He [sc. a Mufti] can, if requested, conduct a marriage, but this is normally undertaken by a minor official called Kathi. Ibid. 102 Kathi, A Registrar of Muslim marriages. 1972Straits Times (Malaysian ed.) 25 Nov. 13/2 A former school servant, who declared before a kathi that he was a bachelor and married a second time, was jailed for a day and fined $500 or three months' jail yesterday. |