rissaldarn.

Brit.

/rɪsəlˈdɑː/, U.S.

/ˌrɪsəlˈdɑr/

Forms:

α. 1800s ressaladar, 1800s russalahdar, 1800s– resaladar (now rare), 1800s– risaladar (now rare).

β. 1800s resaldar, 1800s ressaldar, 1800s russaldar, 1800s– risaldar, 1800s– rissaldar.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu risāladār; Persian risāladār.

Etymology: < Urdu risāladār (pronounced risāldār) and its etymon Indian Persian risāladār < risāla troop of horse (see ressalah n.) + -dār-dar suffix. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (resăldā·ɹ) /resəlˈdɑː(r)/, under the headword form ressaldar.

Originally: an Indian officer in a cavalry (occasionally also infantry) regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to captain in the British Army (now historical). Now: a mid-level junior commissioned officer in a cavalry or armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of cavalry officer > in India

rissaldar1800

1800 Duke of Wellington Suppl. Dispatches (1858) II. 60 Beem Rao, who is charged with having endeavoured to seduce from the service of his Highness the Rajah of Mysore a russalahdar of horse.

1842 W. Miles tr. Hist. Hydur Naik xxiii. 327 The Nawaub now gave orders to the Risaladárs of the regular and irregular infantry, to encircle the fort, and then commence the attack with their artillery and musketry.

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 76 Then up and spoke Mahommed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar.

1951 J. Masters Nightrunners of Bengal 337/2 There were three grades of Native Officers..: infantry—subadar-major, subadar, jemadar; cavalry—rissaldar-major, rissaldar, jemadar.

1981 V. Powell Flora Annie Steel xiii. 109 Roshan has risen to the rank of rissaldar (Indian officer).

Compounds

rissaldar-major n. (a) an Indian officer in a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to major in the British Army (now historical); (b) a high-level junior commissioned officer in a cavalry or armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

ΚΠ

1927 Blackwood's Mag. June 749/2 He found the Rissaldar-major en grande tenue just back from a wedding.

1964 A. Swinson Six Minutes to Sunset ii. 30 A Risaldar-Major with the impressive name of Khan Bahardur Fazal Dad Khan turned up.

2000 Z. Smith White Teeth (2001) v. 88 Go, go and fight in Italy, Rissaldar Major Pugri, Daffadar Pugri, with my grand old English troops!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rissaldar
释义	rissaldarn. Brit. /rɪsəlˈdɑː/, U.S. /ˌrɪsəlˈdɑr/ Forms: α. 1800s ressaladar, 1800s russalahdar, 1800s– resaladar (now rare), 1800s– risaladar (now rare). β. 1800s resaldar, 1800s ressaldar, 1800s russaldar, 1800s– risaldar, 1800s– rissaldar. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu risāladār; Persian risāladār. Etymology: < Urdu risāladār (pronounced risāldār) and its etymon Indian Persian risāladār < risāla troop of horse (see ressalah n.) + -dār-dar suffix. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (resăldā·ɹ) /resəlˈdɑː(r)/, under the headword form ressaldar. Originally: an Indian officer in a cavalry (occasionally also infantry) regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to captain in the British Army (now historical). Now: a mid-level junior commissioned officer in a cavalry or armoured regiment of the Indian Army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of cavalry officer > in India rissaldar1800 1800 Duke of Wellington Suppl. Dispatches (1858) II. 60 Beem Rao, who is charged with having endeavoured to seduce from the service of his Highness the Rajah of Mysore a russalahdar of horse. 1842 W. Miles tr. Hist. Hydur Naik xxiii. 327 The Nawaub now gave orders to the Risaladárs of the regular and irregular infantry, to encircle the fort, and then commence the attack with their artillery and musketry. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 76 Then up and spoke Mahommed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar. 1951 J. Masters Nightrunners of Bengal 337/2 There were three grades of Native Officers..: infantry—subadar-major, subadar, jemadar; cavalry—rissaldar-major, rissaldar, jemadar. 1981 V. Powell Flora Annie Steel xiii. 109 Roshan has risen to the rank of rissaldar (Indian officer). Compounds rissaldar-major n. (a) an Indian officer in a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to major in the British Army (now historical); (b) a high-level junior commissioned officer in a cavalry or armoured regiment of the Indian Army. ΚΠ 1927 Blackwood's Mag. June 749/2 He found the Rissaldar-major en grande tenue just back from a wedding. 1964 A. Swinson Six Minutes to Sunset ii. 30 A Risaldar-Major with the impressive name of Khan Bahardur Fazal Dad Khan turned up. 2000 Z. Smith White Teeth (2001) v. 88 Go, go and fight in Italy, Rissaldar Major Pugri, Daffadar Pugri, with my grand old English troops! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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