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▪ I. maty, mate Anglo-Indian.|ˈmeɪtɪ, meɪt|
Also matee.
[Of obscure origin: cf. Skr. mētha elephant-keeper, and Eng. mate n.2; see Yule.]
A native servant, esp. an assistant or under-servant.
1810T. Williamson E. Ind. Vade M. I. 241 In some families, mates, or assistants, are allowed, who do the drudgery. 1837Lett. fr. Madras xii. (1843) 106 Here is our establishment:—one butler, one dress-boy, one matee, [etc.]. Ibid., A cook's maty or helper. 1873Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 312/1 One of the attendants [of an elephant], who in Indian phraseology is termed ‘a mate’, the title of Mahout being reserved for the head keeper.
▪ II. maty
variant of matie. |