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panchayath

panchayath is the alternative form of panchayat.

Meaning of panchayat

Noun

panchayat (plural panchayats)

  1. (India, South-Asia) A village council or local government.
    • He called a panchayat of the village and asked them if they objected to having a mill go up next to their village.2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 58
  2. (Nepal, historical) An advisory council with limited powers under the absolute monarchy of 1961 to 1990.

Forms of panchayath

pluralpanchayaths

Questions about panchayath

What is panchayath the alternative form of?
Panchayath is the alternative form of panchayat.

Words near panchayath in the dictionary

  1. panchax
  2. panchaxes
  3. panchayat
  4. panchayat town
  5. panchayat towns
  6. panchayath
  7. panchayaths
  8. panchayats
  9. Panchen Lama
  10. Panchen Lamas
  11. pancheon

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