mutsuddy

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noun

A native accountant in the British Raj.

OriginUrdu متصدی →
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Meanings

nounmutsuddy (plural mutsuddies)

plural mutsuddies · alternative mootsuddy · alternative mutusuddy · alternative muttasuddy · alternative mootusudee

  1. historicalA native accountant in the British Raj.

    An embezzlement of government money to the extent of about Rs. 2,000 was discovered some time ago in the post-office here, between the baboo, mutsuddy and mohurrer.

    1835 February 28, Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, page 104

Origin

  1. Urduمتصدی“accountant, clerk”
  2. Englishmutsuddy

From Urdu متصدی (mutaṣaddī, “accountant, clerk”)

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APA

mutsuddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutsuddy

MLA

“mutsuddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutsuddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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