mehtarn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdər/

Forms: 1600s mehater, 1600s meheter, 1800s mater, 1800s matre, 1800s mehtur, 1800s mihtar, 1800s– mehtar, 1800s– mehter.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu mehtar; Persian mihtar.

Etymology: < Urdu mehtar headman, lord, chief, and its etymon Persian mihtar headman, lord, chief (occurring in the title mihtar-i rikābkhāna master of the ‘stirrup department’, an official who carried a case of minor items that the king might need, probably referred to in quots. 1662¹ at sense 1a), later ‘groom (of the stable)’, use as noun of comparative of mih great. Compare matranee n. Compare French meheter (1659 in the source translated in quot. 1662¹ at sense 1a, itself translating a German source (1656), which also has meheter).

Now rare (historical).

†a. Originally: (the title of) any of several high-ranking officers of the Persian royal household. Later also: a groom, or a stable boy in Persia (Iran). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > officers of Byzantine or Persian courts

silentiary1653

mehtar1662

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom

palfreyman1297

horse-knavec1300

palfreyour1301

hostlera1450

ostlerc1449

stable groomc1485

palfrenier1490

equerry1552

jack-boy1562

horse-boy1563

custrel1577

ostleress1639

saddle nag1647

syce1650

groom1667

pad-groom1743

stable-boy1745

stableman1745

mehtar1828

strapper1828

lad1848

stable-lad1856

mafoo1863

ostler boy1864

swipe1929

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 272 Near the Pages stood the Meheter, or Groom of the Chamber, who hath the ouer-sight of them.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 286 The King..would have kill'd him, if a Mehater, or Gentleman belonging to his Chamber had not prevented him.

1828 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. 60 Besides many mehters or stable-boys.

1884 Á. Vámbéry Life & Adventures xxi. 202 I soon had occasion to beconme convinced that the mehter, the Khan's minister, was trying to injure me.

b. In South Asia: a house-sweeper, a scavenger; the lowest-ranking house-servant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > unskilled or doing menial work > Indian > of lowest grade

mehtar1810

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 276 The Mater, or sweeper, is considered the lowest menial in every family.

1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 53 I gave all my last sweetmeats to the matre's boy.

1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter (at cited word) [The] mehtur..is the pariah of a domestic establishment, but has no small opinion of himself.

1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson at Bungy In the Bengal Pr[esidenc]y he is generally called mehtar.

1985 Pacific Affairs 58 545 The Jodhpur Sweepers themselves sought reform through the establishment of a political organization, the Mehtar Sudhar Sabha, in 1945.

2. (The title of) the ruler of the former kingdom of Chitral in the Hindu Kush (annexed to Pakistan in 1974).

ΚΠ

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 9/2 The ruler of Chitrâl is known both as Mihtar, or ‘Prince’, and by the pretentious title of Bâdshâh.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 4/3 Nizam-ul-Mulk, the new Mehtar of Chitral.

1898 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 27 87 On the confines of Káfiristan, diseases and many vices had before been introduced by their neighbours, and the Bashgalis were compelled by the Mehters of Chitral to raid certain travellers.

1997 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 11 Oct. The Prince was shown around Chitral Fort where, in 1896, 400 British troops were besieged by the army of Sher Afzal who had declared himself King, or Mehtar, of the region... The Prince's guide was the present Mehtar, Asad Ul-Rehman, a 70-year-old descendant of Sher Afzal.

Derivatives

ˈmehtarship n. the office of mehtar (sense 2).

ΚΠ

1895 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. 7/1 The Amir ul Mulk,..who recently usurped the Mehtarship by killing his brother.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mehtar
释义	mehtarn. Brit. /ˈmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdər/ Forms: 1600s mehater, 1600s meheter, 1800s mater, 1800s matre, 1800s mehtur, 1800s mihtar, 1800s– mehtar, 1800s– mehter. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu mehtar; Persian mihtar. Etymology: < Urdu mehtar headman, lord, chief, and its etymon Persian mihtar headman, lord, chief (occurring in the title mihtar-i rikābkhāna master of the ‘stirrup department’, an official who carried a case of minor items that the king might need, probably referred to in quots. 1662¹ at sense 1a), later ‘groom (of the stable)’, use as noun of comparative of mih great. Compare matranee n. Compare French meheter (1659 in the source translated in quot. 1662¹ at sense 1a, itself translating a German source (1656), which also has meheter). Now rare (historical). 1. †a. Originally: (the title of) any of several high-ranking officers of the Persian royal household. Later also: a groom, or a stable boy in Persia (Iran). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > officers of Byzantine or Persian courts silentiary1653 mehtar1662 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom palfreyman1297 horse-knavec1300 palfreyour1301 hostlera1450 ostlerc1449 stable groomc1485 palfrenier1490 equerry1552 jack-boy1562 horse-boy1563 custrel1577 ostleress1639 saddle nag1647 syce1650 groom1667 pad-groom1743 stable-boy1745 stableman1745 mehtar1828 strapper1828 lad1848 stable-lad1856 mafoo1863 ostler boy1864 swipe1929 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 272 Near the Pages stood the Meheter, or Groom of the Chamber, who hath the ouer-sight of them. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 286 The King..would have kill'd him, if a Mehater, or Gentleman belonging to his Chamber had not prevented him. 1828 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. 60 Besides many mehters or stable-boys. 1884 Á. Vámbéry Life & Adventures xxi. 202 I soon had occasion to beconme convinced that the mehter, the Khan's minister, was trying to injure me. b. In South Asia: a house-sweeper, a scavenger; the lowest-ranking house-servant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > unskilled or doing menial work > Indian > of lowest grade mehtar1810 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 276 The Mater, or sweeper, is considered the lowest menial in every family. 1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 53 I gave all my last sweetmeats to the matre's boy. 1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter (at cited word) [The] mehtur..is the pariah of a domestic establishment, but has no small opinion of himself. 1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson at Bungy In the Bengal Pr[esidenc]y he is generally called mehtar. 1985 Pacific Affairs 58 545 The Jodhpur Sweepers themselves sought reform through the establishment of a political organization, the Mehtar Sudhar Sabha, in 1945. 2. (The title of) the ruler of the former kingdom of Chitral in the Hindu Kush (annexed to Pakistan in 1974). ΚΠ 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 9/2 The ruler of Chitrâl is known both as Mihtar, or ‘Prince’, and by the pretentious title of Bâdshâh. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 4/3 Nizam-ul-Mulk, the new Mehtar of Chitral. 1898 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 27 87 On the confines of Káfiristan, diseases and many vices had before been introduced by their neighbours, and the Bashgalis were compelled by the Mehters of Chitral to raid certain travellers. 1997 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 11 Oct. The Prince was shown around Chitral Fort where, in 1896, 400 British troops were besieged by the army of Sher Afzal who had declared himself King, or Mehtar, of the region... The Prince's guide was the present Mehtar, Asad Ul-Rehman, a 70-year-old descendant of Sher Afzal. Derivatives ˈmehtarship n. the office of mehtar (sense 2). ΚΠ 1895 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. 7/1 The Amir ul Mulk,..who recently usurped the Mehtarship by killing his brother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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