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Definition of Dewan
1. Noun. (historical) A term denoting the holders of various different offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dewan
1. an official in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewan
Literary usage of Dewan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Enmity of the dewan, — sets on foot an Insurrection, — abetted by the dewan of
... Murder of Europeans by the dewan. — Army sent to the Province under ..."
2. Early Records of British India: A History of the English Settlements in by James Talboys Wheeler (1878)
"The Vizier *"*' had offered Clive the post of dewan, or Collector of the revenue
of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa. Originally the post of dewan had been ..."
3. Himalayan journals; or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1855)
"Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar—Lamas called to council— Threats—Scarcity
of food—Arrival of dewan—Our jailor, ..."
4. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1881)
"One day when the dewan was proceeding to the palace at Dacca to pay his respects,
... The would-be assassins fled in dismay, whilst the dewan hurried to the ..."
5. The History of the British Empire in India by Edward Thornton (1843)
""NT 'ned that communications had e dewan and some Ameri- - "«z% 'rived from ...
The dewan was not one of those who content themselves with merely giving ..."
6. The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1867)
"The Committee must have a dewan, or executive officer, call him by what name you
please. This man, in fact, has all the revenue paid at the Presidency at ..."
7. Within the Purdah: Also, In the Zenana Homes of Indian Princes, and Heroes by Mrs Saleni (Armstrong) Hopkins (1898)
"She is a Mohammedan, although the dewan himself is a high-caste Hindu. Of course
he broke his caste in marrying a Mohammedan woman, but being a very wealthy ..."
8. Indian Records: With a Commercial View of the Relations Between the British (1870)
"The dewan, however, occupies the house under the orders of the Bengal Government,
... AS regards the non-recognition of the official title of dewan ..."
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