pradhann.

Brit.

/ˈprʌdɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈprɑˌdɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit pradhāna.

Etymology: < Sanskrit pradhāna chief thing or person.

In India: the leader of a village panchayat; the headman of a village.

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1947 United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act c. 3 §11 (3) in United Provinces Acts The Gaon Sabha shall elect from amongst its members a President and a Vice-President who shall respecitvely be called Pradhan or Sadar and Up-Pradhan or Naib-Sadar and their term of office shall be three years.

1958 S. D. Dube India's Changing Villages iii. 73 The village council and its Pradhan were generally trusted by the people.

1987 C. Noble Over High Passes (1988) ii. 50 The biri-seller's house was at the L-bend in the village, opposite the pradhan's.

2005 India Today (Nexis) 31 Jan. 26 The village pradhan says if I take the house grant I will not get subsidised rice.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pradhan
释义	pradhann. Brit. /ˈprʌdɑːn/, U.S. /ˈprɑˌdɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit pradhāna. Etymology: < Sanskrit pradhāna chief thing or person. In India: the leader of a village panchayat; the headman of a village. ΚΠ 1947 United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act c. 3 §11 (3) in United Provinces Acts The Gaon Sabha shall elect from amongst its members a President and a Vice-President who shall respecitvely be called Pradhan or Sadar and Up-Pradhan or Naib-Sadar and their term of office shall be three years. 1958 S. D. Dube India's Changing Villages iii. 73 The village council and its Pradhan were generally trusted by the people. 1987 C. Noble Over High Passes (1988) ii. 50 The biri-seller's house was at the L-bend in the village, opposite the pradhan's. 2005 India Today (Nexis) 31 Jan. 26 The village pradhan says if I take the house grant I will not get subsidised rice. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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