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Webster 1913 Edition

Chout

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Chout

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Noun.

[Mahratta

chauth

one fourth part.]

An assessment equal to a fourth part of the revenue.

[India]

J. Mill.

Definition 2024

chout

chout

English

Noun

chout ‎(plural chouts)

(India) An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue.
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