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‖ Khatri|ˈkætriː, ˈkʌtriː|
Also 7 cuttery, quetery, 8 katri, khettrie, kittree, 9 ketra, khatrí.
[Hindī khatrī:—Skr. kshatriya.]
A member of the second or military caste among the Hindus (cf. Kshatriya).
1630Lord Banians & Persees i. 5 And because Cuttery was of a Martiall temper, God gaue him power to sway kingdomes with the Scepter. 1665Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 52 The Cutteries..being men of War they scruple not to shed blood, eat flesh, and..are for the most part called Rajaes or great men. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 193 Opium is frequently eaten in great quantities by the Rashpoots, Queteries, and Patans. 1723R. Millar Hist. Propag. Chr. II. vii. 208 The Katris are degenerate into Merchants. 1776Trial of Nundocomar 36/1 Another letter came to me with a peon and kittree, from Roopnarrain Chowdree. 1814W. Brown Hist. Propag. Chr. II. 170 The Hindoos were originally divided into 4 casts or tribes; the Brahmin, the Ketra, the Bice, and the Sooder. 1885Panjab Notes & Q. II. 75/1 These ceremonies are observed by Bráhmans, Khatris, and Baises. |