patel

nounattested in dialogue

//pəˈtɛl//

A village head man.

noun

1
historicalA village head man.
In the troublous times which followed 1804, when the Maráthá power was waning, and every district almost was a scene of struggle for the supremacy, the patels everywhere came forward and boldly protected the villages, […]

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭel, “village headman”), which is from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila).

Forms

plural: patels

patch · A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or…Patch · A surname.patched · Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

patel · A village head man.

Patel · A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.patent · An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or…paternity · Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.

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