husbullhookum

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English

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Etymology

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From Arabic حسب الحكم (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “ḥasb-ul-ḥukm, literally "according to order"”)

Noun

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husbullhookum (plural husbullhookums)

  1. (India, historical) A document issued by officers of state on royal authority, serving as a grant or a decree.

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