sepoy

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se·poy

S0272500 (sē′poi′) n. 1. An indigenous soldier serving in the army of a foreign conqueror, especially an Indian soldier serving under British command in India. 2. a. The lowest enlisted rank in the British Indian army and its successors, equivalent to private. b. One holding this rank.

[From obsolete Portuguese sipae (modern Portuguese sepaio), from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian, cavalryman, from sipāh, army, from Middle Persian spāh, ultimately (via borrowing from another Middle Iranian language) from Old Iranian *spāda- (attested in Avestan spāda-), probably originally meaning "company, host" and akin to Old Church Slavonic spodŭ, group of people who sit together at a meal.]

sepoy

(ˈsiːpɔɪ) n1. (Historical Terms) (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British2. (Military) (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British[C18: from Portuguese sipaio, from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian: horseman, from sipāh army]

se•poy

(ˈsi pɔɪ)

n. (in colonial India) an Indian soldier in British service. [1710–20; variant of sipahi < Urdu < Persian sipāhī horseman, soldier]

Translations

sepoy

(formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British

Sepoy

in colonial India, beginning mainly in the mid-18th century, a mercenary soldier recruited from the local population into the armies of the European colonialists (Portuguese, French, and British). The British used sepoy units extensively.

sepoy

A deprecating term for the pool of migrant doctors who formed a cadre of indentured labour, primarily from South Asia. These doctors were necessary for NHS operations, and provided a largel labour pool which occupied the lower rungs of a pyramidal medical hierarchy, which ensured that UK doctors at the apex had little competition in the much limited (post-NHS) private sector. Overseas qualified doctors were provided training in the NHS in return for meeting the population’s health service requirements, but were systematically disadvantaged in terms of access to jobs, career mobility, places of employment and specialties they could choose.
Etymology
Sepoys were soldiers at the private level who were recruited from native populations of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan and Bangladesh by European powers, thus were natives serving a foreigh master. Sepoys served in English armies in particular, but also in French and Portuguese armies.

单词	sepoy
释义	sepoy enUK se·poy S0272500 (sē′poi′) n. 1. An indigenous soldier serving in the army of a foreign conqueror, especially an Indian soldier serving under British command in India. 2. a. The lowest enlisted rank in the British Indian army and its successors, equivalent to private. b. One holding this rank. [From obsolete Portuguese `sipae` (modern Portuguese `sepaio`), from Urdu `sipāhī`, from Persian, cavalryman, from `sipāh`, army, from Middle Persian `spāh`, ultimately (via borrowing from another Middle Iranian language) from Old Iranian `spāda-` (attested in Avestan `spāda-`), probably originally meaning "company, host" and akin to Old Church Slavonic `spodŭ`, group of people who sit together at a meal.] sepoy (ˈsiːpɔɪ) n1. (Historical Terms) (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British2. (Military) (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British[C18: from Portuguese sipaio,* from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian: horseman, from sipāh army] se•poy (ˈsi pɔɪ) n. (in colonial India) an Indian soldier in British service. [1710–20; variant of sipahi < Urdu < Persian sipāhī horseman, soldier] Translations sepoy enUK sepoy (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British Sepoy in colonial India, beginning mainly in the mid-18th century, a mercenary soldier recruited from the local population into the armies of the European colonialists (Portuguese, French, and British). The British used sepoy units extensively. sepoy enUK sepoy A deprecating term for the pool of migrant doctors who formed a cadre of indentured labour, primarily from South Asia. These doctors were necessary for NHS operations, and provided a largel labour pool which occupied the lower rungs of a pyramidal medical hierarchy, which ensured that UK doctors at the apex had little competition in the much limited (post-NHS) private sector. Overseas qualified doctors were provided training in the NHS in return for meeting the population’s health service requirements, but were systematically disadvantaged in terms of access to jobs, career mobility, places of employment and specialties they could choose. Etymology Sepoys were soldiers at the private level who were recruited from native populations of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan and Bangladesh by European powers, thus were natives serving a foreigh master. Sepoys served in English armies in particular, but also in French and Portuguese armies.
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