Lexicographical Neighbors of Maulvis
Literary usage of Maulvis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Review by John Gibson Lockhart, George Walter Prothero, William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Baron Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, Sir William Smith (1906)
"that the maulvis have laid a bann upon me, and that tea will be looked upon as
a kafir if you eat with meV 'I have heard what the maulvis say,' she replied, ..."
2. Centenary Review of the Asiatic Society of Bengal from 1784-1883 by Asiatic Society of Bengal (1885)
"... which was edited in 1864 by Captain W. Nass.au Lees in conjunction with maulvis
... of the reign of Jahangir.4 It was edited in 1865 by maulvis 'Abdul ..."
3. The Church at Home and Abroad by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, General Assembly (1892)
"Mr. Lefroy expected only a few people, but on reaching the spot he found an eager
crowd of some 300 Mohammedans, including about half a dozen maulvis, ..."
4. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency by Bombay (India : Presidency), Bombay (India : State), Bombay (Presidency), India (1882)
"The maulvis have no income but what they get from teaching and preaching.
The office of Khatib or preacher is hereditary in certain families, ..."
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