munsif

English

Etymology

From Hindi मुंसिफ़ (munsif), from Arabic مُنْصِف (munṣif).

Noun

munsif (plural munsifs)

1. (historical) Synonym of amin (“arbitrator in the pargana”).

Alternative forms

• moonsif, moonsiff, munsiff

Further reading

• Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “moonsiff”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 581.

Anagrams

• F minus