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▪ I. pundit, n.|ˈpʌndɪt|
Also 7 pendet, 8 pundeet, 9 pundet, 9– pandit.
[a. Hindī paṇḍit:—Skr. paṇḍita learned, skilled; as n., a learned man. So Pg. pandito, põdito (16–17th c.), F. pandit, formerly pandite, -decte.]
a. A learned Hindu; one versed in Sanskrit and in the philosophy, religion, and jurisprudence of India.
The Pundit of the Supreme Court (in India) was a Hindu Law-Officer, whose duty it was to advise the English Judges when needful on questions of Hindu Law. The office became extinct on the constitution of the ‘High Court’ in 1862. In Anglo-Indian use, pundit was applied also to a native Indian, trained in the use of instruments, and employed to survey regions beyond the British frontier and inaccessible to Europeans. ‘The Pundit who brought so much fame on the title was the late Nain Singh, C.S.I.’ (Yule.)
1672H. O. tr. Contn. Bernier's Emp. Mogol III. 159 Their first study is of the Hanscrit, which, is a Language..not known but by the Pendets. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 146 Into Places of Trust and Authority he puts only Brachmins, or their Substitutes, viz. Pundits..for Physicians. 1783Justamond tr. Raynal's Hist. Indies I. 60 The Pundits or Bramin lawyers, still speak the original language in which these ordinances were composed. 1792T. Maurice Ind. Antiq. I. Pref. 87 In an ancient Shaster..translated by Colonel Dow's pundeet. 1837Miss Maitland Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 86 Then there is the Pundit, or principal Hindoo law expounder—a Bramin. 1862Max Müller Chips (1880) I. v. 119 All our great Sanskrit Scholars..used to work..with a Pandit at each elbow, instead of the grammar and dictionary. 1891C. R. Day Music of S. India v. 61 They..were probably composed by some Telegu pandit at the court of Mysore. 1901[see Kashmiri a. and n.]. 1953Encounter Oct. 41/2 That this pandit (i.e. ‘wise man’) has become Prime Minister is one of the caprices of history. 1967Guardian 26 Aug. 7/7 Having received choice jobs during the days of the Maharaja and the British Raj, the Pandits now resent the attempts to redress the balance in favour of..the Moslems. 1971Illustr. Weekly India 4 Apr. 19 After the hair is cut and the puja is performed by the pandit, the turban with the sehra is placed on the head of the child by the father.
b. transf. A learned expert or teacher.
1816‘Quiz’ Grand Master iii. 73 For English pundets condescend Th' observatory to ascend. 1862Sat. Rev. 15 Mar. 296 A point upon which the doctors of etiquette and the pundits of refinement will differ. 1896Saintsbury Hist. 19th Cent. Lit. v. 213 Hallam..an honoured pundit and champion of the Whig party. 1924C. E. Montague Right Place xiv. 222 To say things and try to believe them, just because some aesthetic pundit or critical mandarin has said them before. 1938R. Hughes In Hazard ii. 37 First, this was developing into a true hurricane; and, second, it was not at all where it was thought by the pundits to be. 1941C. H. Waddington Scientific Attitude iv. 51 The architect who wished to build for a scientific and sceptical age had to..find out what was left when scepticism had done its worst. The pundits would say that nothing was left. 1957Listener 5 Sept. 338/1 The British Association..is holding its 119th annual meeting... The pundits have gathered at Dublin. 1976Times 30 Sept. 8/7 Though frowned upon by some pundits as out-of-date and middle-class, Swallows and Amazons and its many sequels remain immensely popular with children. 1977J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe iii. 51 Here is what some pundit calls the phantom aesthetic state.
Hence ˈpunditly adv. (nonce-wd.), in the manner of a pundit, in a learned way; ˈpunditship, the position or office of a pundit; Hindu scholarship.
1868G. Stephens Runic Mon. I. 94 Also punditly, theoretically, by a careful comparison of all the Staverows. 1873F. Hall in Scribner's Mag. VI. 464 The shallowness of contemporary Punditship.
▪ II. pundit, v. rare.|ˈpʌndɪt|
[f. prec.]
intr. To make pronouncements like an expert. Also with quasi-obj.
1959Time (Atlantic ed.) 19 Oct. 61 Huntley..is..inclined to take a panoramic view of the news, more inclined to pundit. 1967Punch 4 Jan. 2/2 Take Alfie Hinds, currently punditing his head off as the BBC's escapological correspondent. |