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moonshee
CIDE DICTIONARY
moonshee, n. [Hind. munishī, fr. Ar. munishī a writer, author, secretary, tutor.].
A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
moonshee, n. (also munshi) a secretary or language-teacher in India.
Etymology
Urdu munshi f. Arab. munsi' writer
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