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gholam|gəʊˈlɑːm|
Also gholaum, ghulam, goulam.
[Arab.]
A courier, messenger.
1820M. Tancoigne Narr. Journey Persia 251 The military household of the king of Persia..is composed of a certain number of cavalry, who are called goulams, or slaves. Ibid. 252 The goulams always escort the king when he appears in public, or when he leaves the city to hunt. 1840J. B. Fraser Trav. Koordistan I. i. 21 ‘What am I to do then, your Excellency?’ roared out some Gholaum or Beg. 1882E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. 319 We had with us a gholam, or courier, belonging to the British Legation at Teheran. |