| 释义 |
de·wa·nee
noun
or de·wan·ny or di·wa·ni \-nē\
(plural dewanees or dewannies or diwanis)
Etymology: Hindi dīwānī, from dīwān
: the office or jurisdiction of a dewan; specifically : the right to collect the revenues of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa that was acquired by the East India Company in 1765 |