"kotwal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kotwals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl); see there for more. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|hi|कोतवाल|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl), {{bor+|en|hi|कोतवाल}} Borrowed from Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kotwal (plural kotwals)
  1. (historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-kotwal-en-noun-8cZpQzxF
  2. The local police chief or magistrate of a town or city in India or the East Indies. Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-kotwal-en-noun-ZkQRHqrM Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catwal, cotwal, cutwal, cutwaul, kutwal Related terms: kotwali

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