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chaprasis

chaprasis is the plural of chaprasi.

Meaning of chaprasi

Noun

chaprasi (plural chaprasis)

  1. (India) An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
    • A servant in scarlet interrupted him; he was the chuprassy of the Civil Surgeon, and he handed Aziz a note.1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 13

Questions about chaprasis

What is chaprasis the plural of?
Chaprasis is the plural of chaprasi.

Words near chaprasis in the dictionary

  1. chapps
  2. Chappuis absorption
  3. chappy
  4. Chapra
  5. chaprasi
  6. chaprasis
  7. chaprassi
  8. chaprassie
  9. chaprassies
  10. chaprassis
  11. chaprassy

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