dewan

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(dē wän′)

noun

in India, any of various high officials

Origin: Hindi dīwān < Pers: see divan

See dewan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various government officials in India, especially a regional prime minister.

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Origin: Hindi dīvān

Origin: , from Persian, account book

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