mutsuddy

English

Etymology

From Urdu متصدی (mutaṣaddī, “accountant, clerk”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “apparently from Arabic”)

Noun

mutsuddy (plural mutsuddies)

1. (historical) A native accountant in the British Raj.
   • 1835 February, Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, page 104:

     An embezzlement of government money to the extent of about Rs. 2,000 was discovered some time ago in the post-office here, between the baboo, mutsuddy and mohurrer.

Alternative forms

• mootsuddy, mutusuddy, muttasuddy, mootusudee