dewanee

noun

de·​wa·​nee

variants or dewanny or diwani

-nē

plural dewanees or dewannies or diwanis

: the office or jurisdiction of a dewan

specifically : the right to collect the revenues of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha that was acquired by the East India Company in 1765

Word History

Etymology

Hindi dīwānī, from dīwān

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