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sudder

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

supreme; chief

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, historical, not-comparable

Examples

  • the Sudder Courts
  • 1862, Bombay (Presidency). Sadr Faujdārī ʻAdālat, Cases Disposed of by the Sudder Foujdaree Adawlut of Bombay (see title)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “chief, commander”).