An Anglo-Indian administrative term from the colonial period meaning an official reminder or urgent notice, typically sent from a superior to a subordinate to prompt action. The term was used in colonial bureaucratic correspondence in India. Now archaic outside historical scholarship.
The collector sent a takid to the local headman demanding the tax returns within the week.
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(India, historical) An official reminder.
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