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patels

patels is the plural of patel.

Meaning of patel

Noun

patel (plural patels)

  1. (India, historical) A village head man.
    • In the troublous times which followed 1804, when the Maráthá power was waning, and every district almost was a scene of struggle for the supremacy, the patels everywhere came forward and boldly protected the villages, […]1892, Baden Henry Baden-Powell, The Land Systems of British India (book 3, page 464)

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Proper noun capitalized: Patels

Patels

  1. (plural) plural of Patel

Verb capitalized: Patels

Patels

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Patel

Questions about patels

What is patels the plural of?
Patels is the plural of patel.
What part of speech is patels?
Patels can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near patels in the dictionary

  1. patells
  2. patellula
  3. patellulae
  4. patellulate
  5. patellulæ
  6. patels
  7. patelship
  8. patelships
  9. Pateman
  10. paten
  11. patena

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