tindal
(India, dated) An attendant on an army.
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(India, dated) An attendant on an army.
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(India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
One thing that continued unchanged was the division of the crew into two watches, each led by a tindal.
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