dewani

English

Alternative forms

• dewanee, dewanny, diwani

Etymology

From Persian [Term?].

Noun

dewani (plural dewanis)

1. The role or office of dewan.
   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins 2021, p. 34:

     He had fought for the British in wars which led to the 1765 grant to the British of the diwani of Bengal, the right to collect taxes and decide civil cases.

Anagrams

• Edwina, danwei, wade in, wained