chout
/t͡ʃaʊt/
chout noun: an assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
Noun
chout (countable and uncountable, plural chouts)
- An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
- An officer, as collector of chout, was established on the part of the Peshwa, and another on the part of the Gaekwar princes, who, under the pretence of its affecting the revenues, and hence the Mahratta chout, interfered with every act of administration[…]1817, James Mill, The History of British India
Forms of chout
| plural | chouts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chowt |
Origin of chout
Borrowed from Marathi चौथ (cauth, “one quarter”).
Words that rhyme with chout
42 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- set about
- shout
- sprout
- doubt
- umlaut
- fill out
- grout
- pout
- devout
- drought
- gout
- nowt
- redoubt
- throughout
- without
- ablaut
- dout
- flout
- lout
- mahout
- misdoubt
- mought
- prone out
- strout
- term out
- trout
- zoom out
- 'bout
- anlaut
- aspout
- asprout
- bluff out
- dought
- knout
- kraut
- layabout
- ne'er cast a clout till May be out
- owt
- peter out
- regrout
- sout
- when in doubt, do nowt
Questions about chout
- What does chout mean?
- Chout means an assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
- What part of speech is chout?
- Chout is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chout?
- Chout is pronounced /t͡ʃaʊt/.
- What is the plural of chout?
- The plural of chout is chouts.
Words near chout in the dictionary
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