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noun
A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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History
From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).
