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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.

   "His mehmandar stood by, fresh as a clover from their walk, his arms crossed on his Aiantian chest."

Example

More examples

"His mehmandar stood by, fresh as a clover from their walk, his arms crossed on his Aiantian chest."

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مهماندار (mehmândâr); compound of مهمان (mehmân, “guest”) and ـدار (-dâr, “keeper, holder, one who has”).

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