What does mudaliyar mean?
Mudaliyar means (now historical) A chief or headman in Sri Lanka..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now historical) A chief or headman in Sri Lanka..
He had been a Mudaliyar or Headman of East Giruwa Pattu […] when I was Assistant Government Agent there fifty years ago.
Other Mudliyars said they couldn't join in the first instance but would send on ‘Thieves and rogues (black guard fellows who certainly do abound).’
Use mudaliyar when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mudaliyar means (now historical) A chief or headman in Sri Lanka..
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He had been a Mudaliyar or Headman of East Giruwa Pattu […] when I was Assistant Government Agent there fifty years ago.
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