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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies..
An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]
The day shut in and the khansamah went to get me food.
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Khansamah means (East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]
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