parbutty

English

Noun

parbutty (plural parbutties)

1. (India, historical) A subordinate village officer in parts of the Madras presidency.

Alternative forms

• parputty

References

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