Mudaliar

English

Alternative forms

• Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali, Moodley, Modelliar, Modeliar, Modeliare, Modliar, Mudliar

Noun

Mudaliar (plural Mudaliars)

1. (India, historical) Title given to a high-ranking military officer in certain Tamil communities.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Mudaliar”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].