Anchored in Eivissa
Zamindar is now anchored in Eivissa harbour after sailing over yesterday. The trip was all right, and although the wind was pretty much in front of us, we still managed to do some sailing and even saw some flying fish on the way.
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Zamindar is now anchored in Eivissa harbour after sailing over yesterday. The trip was all right, and although the wind was pretty much in front of us, we still managed to do some sailing and even saw some flying fish on the way.
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Zemindar, n. (Anglo-Ind.). (Hist.) district governor & revenue-farmer under Mogul empire; (mod.) Indian landed proprietor paying land-tax to British government. [Hind., f. Pers. zamind”r (zamin - earth, d”r - holder)]
Ref. The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Current English, 3rd edition, 1944.
Love Chrissy
Posted by: Chrissy | August 11, 2003 10:44 PM
n. - noun
ind. - indicative, indirect
hist. - history, historical
mod. - modern
hind. - Hindi, Hindustani
f. - from
Pers. - Persian
P.S. Guess who's been reading a bloody old dictionary?
Posted by: Chrissy | August 11, 2003 10:59 PM