khansamah

He vexed himself with vain speculations, for it was perfectly certain that he would get nothing in the way of either denial or confirmation out of Ram Nath; and, presently, acknowledging this, he called the khansamah and ordered a peg for the sake of the dust in his throat.

The Bronze Bell Louis Joseph Vance 1906

Strange, looking back, to remember the pride I felt when Duff Mason gave a dinner for the garrison's best, and I stood by the buffet in my best grey coat and new red sash and puggaree, with my beard oiled, looking dignified and watching like a hawk as the khansamah and his crew scuttled round the candle-lit table with the courses.

Fiancée 2010

His bungalow was a pretty big establishment, you see, just off the east end of the Mall, near the British infantry lines, with about thirty servants, and since there was no proper mem-sahib, and his khansamah* (* Butler.) was almost senile, there was no order about the place at all.

Fiancée 2010

This between a harangue about Hardinge's incompetence and a blistering rebuke to her khansamah* (* Butler.) for leaving the salt out of the coffee.

Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990

This between a harangue about Hardinge's incompetence and a blistering rebuke to her khansamah* (* Butler.) for leaving the salt out of the coffee.

Flashman and the Mountain of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990

His bungalow was a pretty big establishment, you see, just off the east end of the Mall, near the British infantry lines, with about thirty servants, and since there was no proper mem-sahib, and his khansamah* (* Butler.) was almost senile, there was no order about the place at all.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

Strange, looking back, to remember the pride I felt when Duff Mason gave a dinner for the garrison's best, and I stood by the buffet in my best grey coat and new red sash and puggaree, with my beard oiled, looking dignified and watching like a hawk as the khansamah and his crew scuttled round the candle-lit table with the courses.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

His bungalow was a pretty big establishment, you see, just off the east end of the Mall, near the British infantry lines, with about thirty servants, and since there was no proper mem-sahib, and his khansamah* (* Butler.) was almost senile, there was no order about the place at all.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

Strange, looking back, to remember the pride I felt when Duff Mason gave a dinner for the garrison's best, and I stood by the buffet in my best grey coat and new red sash and puggaree, with my beard oiled, looking dignified and watching like a hawk as the khansamah and his crew scuttled round the candle-lit table with the courses.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

Whisky, brandy and beer were always on the sideboard, and in my absence the bearer or khansamah was expected, as a matter of course, to offer refreshments to all comers.

Ranching, Sport and Travel Thomas Carson