mirdaha
An Anglo-Indian historical term for a process server — an official who delivered legal writs or summonses in colonial India.
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An Anglo-Indian historical term for a process server — an official who delivered legal writs or summonses in colonial India. Used in administrative and legal contexts during British rule. Now entirely obsolete and of historical interest only.
The mirdaha arrived at the gate with a summons that the zamindar refused to acknowledge.
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(India, historical) A process server.
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