mehtar
noun
meh·tar
variants or less commonly mehter
ˈmātə(r)
plural -s
1
: a groom or stable boy in Iran
2
usually capitalized : a member of a harijan caste of sweepers and scavengers in India
Word History
Etymology
Persian mihtar prince, greater, elder, from mih great (from Middle Persian meh, mas) + -tar, comparative suffix (from Middle Persian, from Old Persian -tara-)