Dewani

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The role or office of dewan.

    "He had fought for the British in wars which led to the 1765 grant to the British of the diwani of Bengal, the right to collect taxes and decide civil cases."

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dewanship

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"He had fought for the British in wars which led to the 1765 grant to the British of the diwani of Bengal, the right to collect taxes and decide civil cases."

Etymology

From Persian [Term?].

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