(India, historical) A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.
(India, historical) A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.
"marah" means: A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"marah" means: A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (historical) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"marah" means: A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(India, historical) A village landholder who paid rent directly to the sovereign; an aristocratic landowner in India.
(historical) A territorial division of pre-independence India.
(India, historical) The tenure of a mirasidar.
(India, historical) A kind of tithe, consisting of the proprietorship of one seventh of all the produce of a parish or district.
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A historical South Indian term referring to a hereditary land tenure system in which rights to cultivate particular land were passed down through generations within a family. The mirasi system was significant in the social and agricultural organisation of parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the colonial period.