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kotwals

kotwals is the plural of kotwal.

Meaning of kotwal

Noun

kotwal (plural kotwals)

  1. (historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
  2. The local police chief or magistrate of a town or city in India or the East Indies.
    • Why do people pay taxes, offer their wrists for manacling when the kotwal or even an ordinary policeman shows up at the door to arrest a man who is accused of committing a theft or murder?1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 437

Questions about kotwals

What is kotwals the plural of?
Kotwals is the plural of kotwal.

Words near kotwals in the dictionary

  1. kotwal
  2. kotwalee
  3. kotwalees
  4. kotwali
  5. kotwalis
  6. kotwals
  7. Kotyk
  8. Kotyks
  9. kotylae
  10. kotylai
  11. kotyle

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