sheristadarn.
/ʃəˌrɪstəˈdɑː/, /ʃəˈrɪstədɑː/, U.S. /ʃəˌrɪstəˈdɑr/, /ʃəˈrɪstəˌdɑr/, Indian English /ʃɛˌrɪʃθəˈðɑːr/, /ʃɛˌrɪsθəˈðɑːr/ Anglo-Indian.
The head clerk or registrar of an Indian court of justice: see quot. 1872.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > registrar or clerk > chief clerk in foreign countries > in India
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1775 in Min. Evid. Trial W. Hastings (1788) I. 1033 The Sheristadars have delivered me an Account.
1834 A. Prinsep Baboo I. vii. 110 The Serishtadar commenced business by informing me that this wretch was a Goreyt.
1872 E. Braddon Life in India vii. 284 The sherishtadar cross-examined witnesses, droned out the proceedings when they were recorded, prompted the decision, and placed the completed case before the judge for signature.
1909 Ch. Miss. Rev. Sept. 515 It is not the Englishman who really governs India, but the Brahman sheristadar or deputy collector and the large army of Brahman officials.
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