chowt
chowt is the alternative spelling of chout.
Meaning of chout
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 chowt
| plural | chowts |
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Origin of chowt
Borrowed from Marathi चौथ (cauth, “one quarter”).
Questions about chowt
- What is chowt the alternative spelling of?
- Chowt is the alternative spelling of chout.
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