| 释义 |
‖ pottah East Indies.|ˈpəʊtə|
[ad. Hindī paṭṭā title-deed.]
A lease, a deed certifying tenure.
1776Trial of Nundocomar 101/1 My house is in Calcutta, in Huzreymull's garden... Have you got the potta? 1817Jas. Mill Brit. India II. v. iii. 388 Prescribed forms of leases, in India known by the name of pottahs. 1871W. Markby Elem. Law §357 The ryots in India appear to have frequently taken pottahs from the zemindars. |