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Purdesee

Purdesee noun: in the Bombay army, a sepoy from northern India.

Noun

Purdesee (plural Purdesees)

  1. (India, archaic, historical) In the Bombay army, a sepoy from northern India.
    • The diet of the Christian and Jew privates is but little richer than that of their Brahmin and Purdesee comrades; but the men are more robust-looking, and are certainly less frequently inmates of the hospital.1875, Sketch of the Medical History of the Native Army of Bombay, page 154

Forms of Purdesee

pluralPurdesees

Questions about Purdesee

What does Purdesee mean?
Purdesee means in the Bombay army, a sepoy from northern India.
What part of speech is Purdesee?
Purdesee is a noun.
What is the plural of Purdesee?
The plural of Purdesee is Purdesees.

Words near Purdesee in the dictionary

  1. purdahnashin
  2. purdahnashins
  3. purdahs
  4. purdas
  5. Purdeet
  6. Purdesee
  7. Purdesees
  8. Purdie
  9. Purdie shuffle
  10. Purdie shuffles
  11. purdier

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