Purdesee en · NOUN
Meanings
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(India, archaic, historical) In the Bombay army, a sepoy from northern India.
The diet of the Christian and Jew privates is but little richer than that of their Brahmin and Purdesee comrades; but the men are more robust-looking, and are certainly less frequently inmates of the hospital.
1875, Sketch of the Medical History of the Native Army of Bombay, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdesees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |