(India, historical) A posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.
1875 December 25, "Some Bad Old Indian Customs", part II,, in Charles Dickens, Jr. (editor), [https://archive.org/stream/allyearround15unkngoog#page/n300/mode/2up All the Year Round, number 369], [https://archive.org/stream/allyearround1…
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