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‖ seerpaw Indian.|ˈsɪəpɔː|
Also 7 serapah, serpow, 7–8 serpaw.
[Urdū saropā, a. Pers. sarāpā, head to foot, cap-a-pie, f. sar, sir head + pā foot.]
‘A complete suit, presented as a khilat or dress of honour by the sovereign or his representative’ (Y.).
1671tr. Bernier's Partic. Events Gt. Mogul II. 4 That which they call Ser-Apah, that is, an habit from head to foot. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 87 Sir George Oxendine..had a Collat or Serpaw, a Robe of Honour from Head to Foot, offered him from the Great Mogul. 1715in J. T. Wheeler Early Rec. Brit. India (1878) 171 We were met by Padre Stephanus, bringing two seerpaws. 1763Orme Milit. Trans. I. 163 Serpaws..are garments which are presented sometimes by superiors in token of protection, and sometimes by inferiors in token of homage. |