cowlen.

/kaʊl/

Forms: Also 1800s kowl.

Etymology: < Arabic qaul word, promise, bargain, compact, which ‘has become technical in the Indian vernaculars, owing to the prevalence of Mohammedan Law’ (Yule).

Anglo-Indian.

A written engagement; a lease or grant in writing; a safe-conduct or amnesty.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > a legal obligation > document containing

obligationa1325

cowle1688

society > travel > aspects of travel > authorization to travel to, from, or in a country > [noun] > safe-conduct

safe conductc1325

safeguarda1413

cowle1688

1688 in Wheeler Madras (1861) I. 176 The President has by private correspondence procured a Cowle for renting the Town and customs of S. Thomé.

1799 D. Baird in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 128 I requested Major Allen..to proceed with a flag of truce to the palace, and offer Cowle to Tippoo Sultaun..on his immediate and unconditional surrender.

1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 193 On my arrival in the neighbourhood of the pettah I offered cowle to the inhabitants.

1897 R. Kipling in Pearson's Mag. Dec. 622/1 Things for which we need a kowl.

Compounds

cowle-flag n.

ΚΠ

1799 G. Harris in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 100 Cowle flags shall be distributed over the country, and safe-guards sent to all the villages.

1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 39 Cowle flags were hoisted in different parts of the town.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cowle
释义	cowlen. /kaʊl/ Forms: Also 1800s kowl. Etymology: < Arabic qaul word, promise, bargain, compact, which ‘has become technical in the Indian vernaculars, owing to the prevalence of Mohammedan Law’ (Yule). Anglo-Indian. A written engagement; a lease or grant in writing; a safe-conduct or amnesty. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > a legal obligation > document containing obligationa1325 cowle1688 society > travel > aspects of travel > authorization to travel to, from, or in a country > [noun] > safe-conduct safe conductc1325 safeguarda1413 cowle1688 1688 in Wheeler Madras (1861) I. 176 The President has by private correspondence procured a Cowle for renting the Town and customs of S. Thomé. 1799 D. Baird in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 128 I requested Major Allen..to proceed with a flag of truce to the palace, and offer Cowle to Tippoo Sultaun..on his immediate and unconditional surrender. 1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 193 On my arrival in the neighbourhood of the pettah I offered cowle to the inhabitants. 1897 R. Kipling in Pearson's Mag. Dec. 622/1 Things for which we need a kowl. Compounds cowle-flag n. ΚΠ 1799 G. Harris in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 100 Cowle flags shall be distributed over the country, and safe-guards sent to all the villages. 1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 39 Cowle flags were hoisted in different parts of the town. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1688
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