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abessive (iou) and patwari (iou)


abessive (iou)



abessive adjective & noun. L19.
[from Latin abesse be away, from ab AB- + esse be + -IVE.]
Grammar.
A. adjective. Designating, being in, or pertaining to a case in Finnish and Other Languages expressing the absence of something. L19.
b. noun. The abessive case; a word, form, etc., in the abessive case. L19.

patwari (iou)



patwari noun. & Other vars. E19.
[Hindi pawari, from Sanskrit paa document + pala keeper.]
In the Indian subcontinent: a village registrar or treasurer under a zemindar.