Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun System; discipline; orderliness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun India System; discipline.

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  • noun India A system or discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation.

Etymologies

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From Hindi बन्द-ओ-बस्त and Urdu بند و بست (band-o-bast), from Persian بند و بست (band-o-bast).

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  • Examples also suggest another meaning like agreement, accord.

    September 8, 2022