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rissaldar Indian.|rɪsɑːlˈdɑː(r)|
Also 9 ressaladar, ressaldar, risal(a)dar, russalahdar and with capital initial.
[Hind. risāldār, risālādār, f. Pers. risāla troop of horse.]
A native captain in an Indian cavalry regiment. Also Comb., as rissaldar-major.
1800Asiatic Ann. Reg. 34/1 A certain Ressaladar of his, whom he had often deceived, came one day to the Durbar. 1842W. Miles tr. Meer Hussein Ali Khan Kirmani's Hist. Hydur Naik xxiii. 327 The Nawaub now gave orders to the Risaladárs of the regular and irregular infantry, to encircle the fort, and then commence the attack with their artillery and musketry. 1848J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter 198/1 Rissaldar, an officer of the Irregular India cavalry, whose rank corresponds with that of a captain of a troop. 1851J. B. Fraser Mil. Mem. Lieut.-Col. J. Skinner I. ix. 274 The rissaldars finding so much money in their hands, began to quarrel about the division of it. 1863Cornh. Mag. Jan. 55 One ressaldar (a rank answering to that of captain of calvary) was granted the rank of Bahadur. 1892Kipling Barrack-room Ballads, East & West 76 Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar. 1927Rissaldar-major [see en grande tenue s.v. en prep.] 1951J. Masters Nightrunners of Bengal 337/2 There were three grades of Native Officers..: infantry—subadar-major, subadar, jemadar; cavalry—rissaldar-major, rissaldar, jemadar. 1964A. Swinson Six Minutes to Sunset ii. 30 A Risaldar-Major with the impressive name of Khan Bahardur Fazal Dad Khan turned up. 1981V. Powell Flora Annie Steel xiii. 109 Roshan has risen to the rank of rissaldar (Indian officer). |