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‖ mantri|ˈmæntrɪ|
Also 8 mantree.
[Hindi, f. Skr. mantri, f. mantrín wise, eloquent, skilled in sacred texts or spells, f. man to think; cf. mantra.]
a. In India, etc.: a minister, counsellor.
b. In Indonesia (including the former Netherlands East Indies): a minor official or subordinate functionary vested with some authority.
1783W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 287 The officers next in rank to the Sultan are called Mantree, which some apprehend to be a corruption of the word Mandarin, a title of distinction amongst the Chinese. 1814T. S. Raffles Substance of Minute on Land Rental on Island of Java 218 In each division there shall be fixed a station of police, to which shall be appointed a competent officer, with such number of inferior Mantris, Peons, &c. as shall be deemed necessary. 1873E. Balfour Cycl. India III. 146/2 Mantra, Sans. Counsel, hence mantri, Sans. a counsellor. 1896Carey & Tuck Chin Hills I. i. 3 The elders of the village, called..by the Lushai officers ‘Kharbari’ and ‘Mantri’, surround the person of the Chief. 1917Coomaraswamy & Duggirala tr. Mirror of Gesture 15 The Ministers (mantri)—Those who shine as royal ministers are men of their word. 1965I. Southall Indonesia xxiii. 227 If the villager ever does get to the hospital, he will find an outpatient clinic with a mantri in charge. It is the duty of this mantri to treat all simpler problems and refer the difficult to the doctor. |