Definition of Dewani

1. the office of dewan [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewani

devulgarizes
devulgarizing
devvel
devvelled
devvels
dew
dew-fall
dew-point
dew drop
dew itch
dew point
dew points
dew water
dew worm
dewan
dewani (current term)
dewanis
dewannies
dewanny
dewans
dewar
dewarra
dewars
dewata
dewatas
dewater
dewatered
dewaterer
dewaterers
dewatering

Literary usage of Dewani

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Descriptive Catalogue of Bengali Works: Containing a Classified List of by James Long (1855)
"(ET) SADAR dewani DECISIONS, from 1810 to 1813, by Madhab Chandra, pp. ... SADAR dewani, Regulations from 1840 to 1848, Ch. T., pp. 380, 8 its. ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"dewani is the civil department, in contrast to the ... The dewani of Bengal, Kehar. and Orissa was conferred on the British by Shah Alain п., ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Dewani on Dictionary.com!Search for Dewani on Thesaurus.com!Search for Dewani on Google!Search for Dewani on Wikipedia!

Search