单词 | shahbandar |
释义 | shahbandarn. ‘The title of an officer at native ports all over the Indian seas, who was the chief authority with whom foreign traders and ship-masters had to transact. He was often also head of the Customs' (Yule). Also, the title of an officer with wider responsibilities; spec. one of three chief local officials who administered Sarawak under the Sultan of Brunei. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > port official in East Indies shahbandar1599 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > harbour-master > [noun] > other port officials water bailiff1369 water bailie1377 shahbandar1599 boarding officer?1881 boarding foreman1924 1599 J. Davis in Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. iii. 120 The Sabandar tooke off my Hat, and put a Roll of white linnen about my head. c1603 J. Davis in Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. iii. 161 The Sauendar, or Gouernour of the Citie. 1606 Last E.-Indian Voy. sig. E4 Then came the Sabendor, with light and brought the Generall to his house. 1613 in Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. iv. 462 The Xabandar. 1619 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 150 Choja Hasanaly, Shabandar. 1628 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India (1906) III. 212 Cojah Tellaldine, Shawbander or admirall of this port. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. i. ii. 18 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. The Chabander and Mint-master are very observant to the Company. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 98 The Shawbunder..who is King of the Port, or Chief Customer. a1711 in C. Lockyer Acc. Trade India 223 The Shabander or Custom-Master. 1795 M. Symes Acct. Embassy to Ava (1800) 160 The important office of Shawbunder, or intendant of the port, and receiver of the port customs. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 62/2 At Batavia..the Shabander exacts a dollar per pecul on all sugar exported. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians I. iv. 137 The Sha′h-ben′dar (chief of the Merchants of Cairo).] 1922 O. Rutter Brit. North Borneo v. 135 The Padas Damit district..was taken over..as a result of the operations against Pengiran Shabandar Hassan. 1960 S. Runciman White Rajahs iii. ii. 93 It [sc. the land] belonged to a Brunei Princess, whose brother, the Pangiran Shabandar, administered it. 1964 D. K. Bassett in Wang Gungwu Malaysia vii. 122 The chief shahbandar of Kedah. 1969 J. M. Gullick Malaysia ii. 40 Control of the port, supervision of the merchants and collection of customs duties were divided among four harbour-masters, called shahbandars, who looked after the traders in one region. 1971 N. Tarling Britain, Brookes & Brunei i. i. 4 The system of offices, of a mixed Hindu-Muslim character, included..men of noble blood or pengirans, the most important being the shahbandar. 1974 S. E. Morison European Discov. Amer.: Southern Voy. xviii. 443 The Shahbender (title of the ruler of Brunei) sent out..a beautiful prao with gilt work on bow and stern. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1599 |
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