chaprasin.

/tʃəˈprɑːsi//tʃəˈprasi/

Forms: Also chaprassi, chuprassy.

Etymology: Hindi chaprāsī the bearer of a chaprās or official badge.

A wearer of an official badge; spec. an attendant, messenger, or henchman, occupying an important position in the households of Indian landowners.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > important or chief

chaprasi1825

society > communication > information > message > [noun] > messenger > official messenger

messenger?1316

legatec1350

embassadora1450

pursuivant1503

ambassador1548

chaprasi1879

1825 R. Heber Jrnl. 25 Mar. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) II. 139 In our way we were met by twenty of the Chuprassees.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 238 The..chuprassy..or messenger, carries letters, runs by palankeens, stands behind carriages, and is altogether a functionary of consequence.

1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 44 The touts, or chaprassies, from the various hotels, will take your baggage.

1883 F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs i. 9 I wended my way through verandahs and corridors, preceded by a chuprassie.

1925 E. S. Jones Christ of Indian Road x. 210 They sent out the notices through government chaprasis, or runners.

1957 J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak 81 The post-office chaprassi brought your telegram.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	chaprasi
释义	chaprasin. /tʃəˈprɑːsi//tʃəˈprasi/ Forms: Also chaprassi, chuprassy. Etymology: Hindi chaprāsī the bearer of a chaprās or official badge. A wearer of an official badge; spec. an attendant, messenger, or henchman, occupying an important position in the households of Indian landowners. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > important or chief chaprasi1825 society > communication > information > message > [noun] > messenger > official messenger messenger?1316 legatec1350 embassadora1450 pursuivant1503 ambassador1548 chaprasi1879 1825 R. Heber Jrnl. 25 Mar. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) II. 139 In our way we were met by twenty of the Chuprassees. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 238 The..chuprassy..or messenger, carries letters, runs by palankeens, stands behind carriages, and is altogether a functionary of consequence. 1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 44 The touts, or chaprassies, from the various hotels, will take your baggage. 1883 F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs i. 9 I wended my way through verandahs and corridors, preceded by a chuprassie. 1925 E. S. Jones Christ of Indian Road x. 210 They sent out the notices through government chaprasis, or runners. 1957 J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak 81 The post-office chaprassi brought your telegram. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1825
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