Meaning of chowt | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of chout.

British, India, alt-of, alternative, historical

Examples

“Another claim, called chowt, was levied by the powerful Mahratta after plundering Surat (A.D. 1670) ; it amounted to one-fourth of the revenue, and exempted the district from plunder as long as it was regularly paid. This kind of black-mail was afterwards enforced by every Mahratta chief to the extent of his power.”

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