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NUZZER

Volume 15 · 73 words · 1810 Edition

or NUZZERANAH; a present or offering from an inferior to a superior. In Hindoostan no man ever approaches his superior for the first time on business without an offering of at least a gold or silver rupee in his right hand; which, if not taken, is a mark of disfavour. Nuzzeranah is also used for the sum paid to the government as an acknowledgment for a grant of lands or any public office.