ratemahatmayan.

Brit.

/ˌratəməˈhatməjə/, U.S.

/ˌrɑdəməˈhɑtməjə/,

/ˌrædəməˈhætməjə/

Forms: 1800s rata mahatmego, 1800s ratemahatmayao, 1800s rate mahatmea, 1800s ratemahatmeer, 1800s rate-mahatmeya, 1800s ratramahatmeer, 1800s– ratemahatmaya, 1800s– rate mahatmaya, 1900s– rate mahattaya, 1900s– ratemahattaya Brit.

/ˌratəməˈhatəjə/, U.S.

/ˌrɑdəməˈhɑdəjə/,

/ˌrædəməˈhædəjə/, 1900s– ratemahattmaya. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Sinhala. Etymon: Sinhala raṭē mahatmayā.

Etymology: < Sinhala raṭē mahatmayā (now also raṭē mahattayā ) < raṭē of the country, district ( < Sanskrit rāṣṭra kingdom, state) + mahatmayā gentleman, also title of respect ( < Sanskrit mahātman great person (see Mahatma n.) + Sinhala -yā, suffix).Forms in -o may have been influenced by the Sinhala plural.

Now chiefly historical.

In central Sri Lanka: a local chief or headman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief > of a village or community

starosta1591

patel1630

malik1662

penghulu1705

aksakal1811

ratemahatmaya1818

caboceer1836

lambardar1855

thugyi1863

princeps1874

capitao1884

omda1898

luluai1924

big man1927

kadkhoda1934

mukhiya1934

sarpanch1963

headman1997

1818 Times 22 Aug. 2 On the night of the 12th current, of a body of rebels..carried off forcibly the Rata Mahatmego of the province [sc. Hewahette].

1821 J. Davy Acct. Interior of Ceylon v. 147 The duties of Rate-mahatmeyas were similar to those of Dissaves; but their official rank was inferior.

1841 J. Forbes Eleven Years in Ceylon iv. 67 The authorities under the Kandian dynasty were thus arranged... The Rate Mahatmeás, chiefs of inferior districts.

1896 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 25 106 Dangomuva Bandar, Ratèmahatmayao of the Badulla district.

1913 L. Woolf Village in Jungle ii. 37 Disa Mahatmaya is the title used by villagers in referring to chief headmen or Ratemahatmayas.

1956 R. Pieris Sinhalese Social Organization i. iv. 24 The raṭēmahatmayās, as they were colloquially styled, bore the title raṭērāla at court.

1963 P. Spear in S. Rose Politics of Southern Asia iv. 72 It seems that the MP has tended, and is tending, to take on the mantle of the older colonial hierarchy of Government Agent, Assistant Government Agent, and Ratemahatmaya or Divisional Revenue Officer.

2000 Australian (Nexis) 12 Oct. 11 Sirimavo Ratwatte was born in Ratnapura, the daughter of a Sinhalese landowner, Dissawa Barnes Ratwatte, who was ratemahatmaya (head) of the district.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratemahatmaya
释义	ratemahatmayan. Brit. /ˌratəməˈhatməjə/, U.S. /ˌrɑdəməˈhɑtməjə/, /ˌrædəməˈhætməjə/ Forms: 1800s rata mahatmego, 1800s ratemahatmayao, 1800s rate mahatmea, 1800s ratemahatmeer, 1800s rate-mahatmeya, 1800s ratramahatmeer, 1800s– ratemahatmaya, 1800s– rate mahatmaya, 1900s– rate mahattaya, 1900s– ratemahattaya Brit. /ˌratəməˈhatəjə/, U.S. /ˌrɑdəməˈhɑdəjə/, /ˌrædəməˈhædəjə/, 1900s– ratemahattmaya. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Sinhala. Etymon: Sinhala raṭē mahatmayā. Etymology: < Sinhala raṭē mahatmayā (now also raṭē mahattayā ) < raṭē of the country, district ( < Sanskrit rāṣṭra kingdom, state) + mahatmayā gentleman, also title of respect ( < Sanskrit mahātman great person (see Mahatma n.) + Sinhala -yā, suffix).Forms in -o may have been influenced by the Sinhala plural. Now chiefly historical. In central Sri Lanka: a local chief or headman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief > of a village or community starosta1591 patel1630 malik1662 penghulu1705 aksakal1811 ratemahatmaya1818 caboceer1836 lambardar1855 thugyi1863 princeps1874 capitao1884 omda1898 luluai1924 big man1927 kadkhoda1934 mukhiya1934 sarpanch1963 headman1997 1818 Times 22 Aug. 2 On the night of the 12th current, of a body of rebels..carried off forcibly the Rata Mahatmego of the province [sc. Hewahette]. 1821 J. Davy Acct. Interior of Ceylon v. 147 The duties of Rate-mahatmeyas were similar to those of Dissaves; but their official rank was inferior. 1841 J. Forbes Eleven Years in Ceylon iv. 67 The authorities under the Kandian dynasty were thus arranged... The Rate Mahatmeás, chiefs of inferior districts. 1896 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 25 106 Dangomuva Bandar, Ratèmahatmayao of the Badulla district. 1913 L. Woolf Village in Jungle ii. 37 Disa Mahatmaya is the title used by villagers in referring to chief headmen or Ratemahatmayas. 1956 R. Pieris Sinhalese Social Organization i. iv. 24 The raṭēmahatmayās, as they were colloquially styled, bore the title raṭērāla at court. 1963 P. Spear in S. Rose Politics of Southern Asia iv. 72 It seems that the MP has tended, and is tending, to take on the mantle of the older colonial hierarchy of Government Agent, Assistant Government Agent, and Ratemahatmaya or Divisional Revenue Officer. 2000 Australian (Nexis) 12 Oct. 11 Sirimavo Ratwatte was born in Ratnapura, the daughter of a Sinhalese landowner, Dissawa Barnes Ratwatte, who was ratemahatmaya (head) of the district. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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