单词 | amil |
释义 | amiln. Now historical. In South Asia: a (usually local or indigenous) representative or agent, esp. a collector of revenue. Cf. amildar n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > tax collection > [noun] > tax-collector catchpoleOE publicanc1175 tallagerc1400 leviera1513 vectigal1535 renter?1536 task-gatherer1552 exactor1570 uptaker1576 exacter1596 mise-gatherer1597 taxer1603 tax-taker1610 raiser1611 summonitor1617 summonisterc1625 riding officer1675 zamindar1683 tax-gatherer1693 desai1698 amildar1761 amil1763 collector1772 tax-master1796 tehsildar1799 taxman1803 tax-receiver1830 tax-collector1833 the taxes1874 revenuer1877 revenue1880 levyist1923 T-man1938 1763 in Copy of Advocate, Attorney & Solicitor Generals Rep. (1767) 40 I shall strictly enjoin all my Fouzdars and Aumils on all Accounts, to afford Assistance..to such of the Gomastahs of the Company as attend to the lawful Trade of their Factories. 1764 tr. Another Let. from Proprietor of India-stock 10 By what you write of other articles of business besides the customs, I understand, that..you have appointed me Aumil. 1809 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1806: Misc. Tracts 22/2 The Amil of Lanje, to whose jurisdiction Khairagergh appertains. 1898 Daily News 15 Aug. 6/2 They kept the amils (native revenue officials) at bay. 1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Feb. 84/4 The amil was exacting..66 per cent. more than the authorized revenue. 1962 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 82 314/2 Mansa Ram displaced his employer the āmil and became, in turn, an āmil. 2004 M.-A. Falzon Cosmopolitan Connections ii. 33 Amils, particularly those in senior positions, wielded a measure of prestige and considerable political clout. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1763 |
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