jemadar

It was easy enough soldiering, and I quickly won golden opinions from my naik and jemadar* for the speed and intelligence with which I appeared to learn my duties.

Fiancée 2010

As a personal servant, or valet, he would have been unexceptionable, but as a captain or jemadar over his fellows, he was out of his proper sphere.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

The jemadar led us back to my quarters through a maze of corridors that was no more confused than my mind; I was dog-tired and still mortally shaken, and had neither the wit nor the will to question my newly-revealed Afghan-American orderly, who kept up a muttered stream of apology and justification the whole way.

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

This was his jemadar, a lean Punjabi with an Abanazar moustache; he and the half-dozen other riders had come out from the city by now, and were loafing round the fire, chewing betel and spitting, while Gardner bullied me privately.

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

This was his jemadar, a lean Punjabi with an Abanazar moustache; he and the half-dozen other riders had come out from the city by now, and were loafing round the fire, chewing betel and spitting, while Gardner bullied me privately.

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

But he told off the jemadar and a detail, and we hit the leather.

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

I went to bed, woke up an hour ago, saw you hadn't returned, asked around for you, but no one had seen you ... then the jemadar came for me just now.

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

The jemadar led us back to my quarters through a maze of corridors that was no more confused than my mind; I was dog-tired and still mortally shaken, and had neither the wit nor the will to question my newly-revealed Afghan-American orderly, who kept up a muttered stream of apology and justification the whole way.

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

We waited in silence until the jemadar knocked, and Jassa slid in, shifty as always.

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

Jassa told the jemadar to have the riders follow us singly, and then my rider dismounted and Jassa began to lead my beast down towards the gate.

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