| 单词 | the covenanted service |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe covenanted service 4. Indian Civil Service. Applied to the regular members of the service who would originally have entered into a formal covenant with the East India Company, and subsequently did so with the Secretary of State for India. Hence the covenanted service. Applied to the regular members of the service who would originally have entered into a formal covenant with the East India Company, and subsequently did so with the Secretary of State for India. ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > bound by promise > in particular organizations, etc. conjureda1547 covenanted1757 1757 in J. Long Select. Rec. Govt. relating to Bengal A great scarcity of covenanted servants in Calcutta. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 323 The covenanted civil service in India. 1861 Times 23 July In addition to general covenants for fidelity, obedience to orders, and accounting, the covenanted servants bind themselves to deliver to the Government, on demand, all their books and papers, etc. 1885 Athenæum 11 Apr. 466/1 A covenanted Bengal civilian. < as lemmas |
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