cowle

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noun

A lease, or grant in writing; a safe-conduct, amnesty, etc.

OriginArabic [Term?] →
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Meanings

cowle1

nouncowle (plural cowles)

plural cowles

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of cowl.

cowle2

nouncowle (plural cowles)

plural cowles · alternative kowl

  1. IndiaobsoleteA lease, or grant in writing; a safe-conduct, amnesty, etc.

    […] a cowle to the plaintiffs cawnies, and by another cowle to others, who did not belong to the village, 80 cawnies.

    1917, The Indian Law Reports, page 420

Origin

  1. Arabic[Term?]
  2. Englishcowle

Arabic [Term?] (literally “word, promise, agreement”)

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowle.

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