SIRCAR

Etymology

Noun

sircar (plural sircars)

(India) A Hindu clerk or accountant.

(India) A district or province; a circar.

(India) The government; the supreme authority of the state.

Source: Wiktionary


Sir*car", n. Etym: [Hind. & Per. sarkar a superintendant, overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + kar action, work.]

1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India]

2. A district or province; a circar. [India]

3. The government; the supreme authority of the state. [India]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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