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‖ modeliar Ceylon.|məʊˈdɛljɑː(r)|
[Tamil mudaliyār, ‘an honorific plural from mudali a chief’ (Yule).]
A head-man, chief; a chief military officer. grand modeliar, a commander in chief.
1662J. Davies tr. Mandelslo's Trav. 112 The Portuguez..made no difficulty to confer upon him the office of Grand Modeliar of Candy... Grand Modeliar, that is, Constable of the Kingdome of Candy. 1840J. Forbes 11 Yrs. in Ceylon 116 On our arrival at Avisavellé, the Modeliar informed us that [etc.]. 1845Encycl. Metrop. XVI. 451/1 The chief military officer in each Désáveny was the Modelyár. Ibid. 452/1 The frequent collision of the civil and military authorities, the Koráles and Modelyárs. |