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canongo

canongo noun: in upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris, or village registrars.

Noun

canongo (plural canongos or canongoes)

  1. (India, historical) In upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris, or village registrars.

Forms of canongo

pluralcanongos
pluralcanongoes

Origin of canongo

From Persian [Term?] (literally “law-utterer”).

Questions about canongo

What does canongo mean?
Canongo means in upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris, or village registrars.
What part of speech is canongo?
Canongo is a noun.
What is the plural of canongo?
The plural of canongo is canongos.

Words near canongo in the dictionary

  1. Canonba
  2. Canonbie
  3. Canonbury
  4. canoness
  5. canonesses
  6. canongo
  7. canongoes
  8. canongos
  9. canonic
  10. canonical
  11. canonical conjunctive normal form

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