swamies

Variant of swami

noun pl. swamis

  1. lord; master: a Hindu title of respect, esp. for a Hindu religious teacher
  2. a learned man; pundit

Origin: Hindi svāmī < Sans svāmin, lord

Also sp. swamy
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