Havildar

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  • n. A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The highest non-commissioned officer in a native regiment in India; a sepoy sergeant. The term is adopted in the British Indian army for a native sergeant.
  • Word Usage
    "But Speedy swore by them, and to my gratification their havildar was a leathery veteran from the Mogala country who claimed to remember “Bloody Lance ", as he addressed me, pouring out the old tale of how Ifflass-mann slaughtered the four Gilzais — so much lying tommy-rot, you understand, but I dare say I could still dine out on it in the caravanserais along the Jugdulluk road."
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