Meaning of gomashta | Babel Free

Definitions

A native Indian clerk or steward.

India, historical

Examples

“In Bengal, and particularly among the English, the word gomastah is confined, in a partial sense⟳, to those Hindoos who are sent by the Company's servants into the inland-country, furnished with dustucks, to buy⟳ or sell⟳ goods, on stipulated monthly wages; without drawing commission, or having the liberty to trade⟳ on their own⟳ account. But among the natives of Hindostan, in the more general acceptation, the word gomastah is indiscriminately used for every sort⟳ of representative, or agent; from the ambassador down to the merchant's clerk, or even the foreman of a manufactory.”

“But the gomashta now realized that there were other ways of obtaining reparation - and also making money for himself.”

“This met with no response and nor did the gomusta require⟳ any.”

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