soucar

or sow·car

[ sou-kahr ]

noun

1. a Hindu banker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soucar¹

First recorded in 1775–85, soucar is from the Hindi word sāhūkār great merchant

Example Sentences

When a soucar, that is, a money-dealer, becomes security for any native prince, the course is for the native prince to counter-secure the money-dealer, by making over to him in mortgage a portion of his territory equal to the sum annually to be paid, with an interest of at least twenty-four per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

The interest to be paid for this security, according to the most moderate strain of soucar demand, comes to 118,000l. a year, which, added to the 480,000l. on which it is to accrue, will make the whole charge amount to 598,000l. a year,—as much as even a long peace will enable those revenues to produce.

From Project Gutenberg

What Lord Macartney thought sufficient to deter the very agents and partakers with Benfield in his iniquities was the inducement to the two right honorable gentlemen to order this very soucar security to be given, and to recall Benfield to the city of Madras from the sort of decent exile into which he had been relegated by Lord Macartney.

From Project Gutenberg

Should any difficulty arise between his Highness and our government of Fort St. George, in respect to the responsibility of the soucar security, or the times and terms of the instalments, it is our pleasure that you pay obedience to the orders and resolutions of our Governor-General and Council of Bengal in respect thereto, not doubting but the Nabob will in such case consent to abide by the determination of our said supreme government.

From Project Gutenberg

But it seems the right honorable gentleman's favorite soucar cavalry have proved the payment before the Mayor's Court at Madras!

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