"asur" meaning in English

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        "(India, derogatory) An evil person."
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          "text": "Sable, goulis, asur, vert, perpure […]",
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          "ref": "1896, Burlington Fine Arts Club, Society of Antiquaries of London, Illustrated Catalogue of the Heraldic Exhibition, Burlington House, 1894, page 67",
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