gaddi

1 of 2

noun (1)

gad·​di

variants or gadi

gəˈdē,

ˈ⸗⸗

plural -s

1

India

a

: a cushion especially for a throne

b

: throne

the succession to the gaddi was not in all cases hereditary

—White Paper on Indian States

succeeded to the gaddi in 1899

—Statesman's Year Book

2

India : a high ruling position

helping the smaller ones of his tribe into ministerial gaddis

—Weekly Observer

Gaddi

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural Gaddi or Gaddis

1

: a low-caste chiefly shepherd people in Kashmir

2

: a member of the Gaddi people

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hindi gaddī

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