单词 | muqaddam |
释义 | muqaddamn. In South Asia (and occasionally elsewhere): a headman, a local chief. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief headeOE headmanOE headsmanOE masterlinga1200 dukec1275 chevetaine1297 chief1297 headlingc1300 principalc1325 captainc1380 primatec1384 chieftainc1400 master-man1424 principate1483 grand captain1531 headmaster?1545 knap of the casec1555 capitano1594 muqaddam1598 mudaliyar1662 reis1677 sachem1684 doge1705 prytanis1790 gam1827 main guy1882 oga1917 ras1935 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies xl. 75/1 They have a chief Boteson, which is an Arabian, which they cal Mocadon... This Mocadon is he that conditioneth and maketh bargaine with the owners of the ship. 1615 T. Roe Jrnl. 25 Sept. (1899) i. 45 When the Generall dealt with the Makadow of Swally. [Note] Hindustani mokuddum, from the Arabic mukaddam, a headman. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 36 The better sort [of the Banian priests of Surat] are called Mockadams, or Masters. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures iv. 8 The Jaylor, which in their language is called Mocadan [etc.]. 1801 R. Patton Princ. Asiatic Monarchies 118 The subordinate collectors have been denominated choudries, and those who collected in villages, mocuddims. 1803 Duke of Wellington Let. 16 Sept. in Dispatches (1844) I. 712 It has more than once happened that soubahdars and muccudums, and between 60 and 100 drivers, have deserted in one night. 1870 Sir G. Campbell in Syst. Land Tenure 158 This headman was called the Mokaddum in the more northern and eastern provinces. 1901 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 551 The minor sheikhs..have certain limited powers in nominating the Mokaddems or lesser officials. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 69/1 All at once the maqadam dashed off to fetch a dish of red-hot embers from the fire. 1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) xvi. 202 A loose, hierarchical organization under shaykh and muqaddams, capable of inspiring a sense of unity and purpose over wide areas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598 |
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