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‖ taluk, taluq East Ind.|təˈluːk| Also 8–9 talook, 9 talooka, -ah, 9– taluka. [a. Urdū taﻋalluq estate, tract of proprietary land, f. Arab. ﻋalaqa to adhere, be affixed.] orig. A hereditary estate belonging to a native proprietor; also, more usually, a subdivision of a zillah or district, comprising a number of villages, placed for purposes of revenue under a native collector; a collectorate. Also attrib.
1793Bengal Permanent Settlement Reg. in Bengal Code (1913) I. 9 Dependent taluk. 1799Wellington Suppl. Desp. (1858) I. 370 He may hereafter plunder the remainder of that talook. 1802Close in Owen Wellesley's Desp. (1877) 235 Such exchanges of talooks or lands shall be made hereafter..as the completion of the said purpose may require. 1839Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 258 Let there be four schools at Madras..; one, at the principal station of every Zillah; and one in every Talook. Ibid. 259 In the Talook schools English would be unnecessary. 1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 352 The taluq or district of Wainad is a plateau, averaging an elevation of 3000 feet above the sea. 1891Rep. Administration Local Boards in Bombay Presidency 1889–90 1 There are..39 Taluka Local Boards, presided over by the Assistant and District Deputy Collectors in charge of the tálukas. 1905A. Andrew Indian Probl. 21 It is not possible for the President of a Taluk Board to attend to the schools in his charge. 1931Times Educ. Suppl. 4 Apr. 123/2 The local municipal taluka or district board. 1977Lancet 2 July 39/2 We have in fact already prepared a plan for the treatment of rabies in the taluka (somewhat bigger than a village). |