daloyet

English

Alternative forms

• deloyet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ढलैत (ḍhalait), from Hindi ढल (ḍhal, “a shield”).

Noun

daloyet (plural daloyets)

1. (India, historical) An armed attendant and messenger.

References

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