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Purohit

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A family priest. India

    "The purohit helps the pilgrim should he fall sick or have difficulties with officials."

Etymology

From Hindi पुरोहित (purohit), from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.

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