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Definitions
A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
Word origin
Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.
Used in a sentence
“On these occasions I often heard him declare that the whole of Europe did not contain ten thousand men, and that as for King George, he was only fit to be a dewan or zamindar under himself.”
“Inviting himself and his dewan and his chamberlain to dinner with the Governor and Councillors in the Fort, he was received with imposing honours, and was feasted in the Council Chamber at a magnificent banquet.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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