bandobust

bundobust

/ (ˈbʌndəʊbəst) /

noun

(in India and Pakistan) an arrangement

Word Origin for bandobust

Hindi band-o-bast tying and binding, from Persian

Example sentences from the Web for bandobust

  • Bandobust, lit., a tying or binding; any system or mode of regulation discipline; arrangements.

    The Story of the Guides |G. J. Younghusband
  • Brigadiers, of course, do not starve; they would not, even if they possessed no bandobust of their own.

    On the Heels of De Wet |The Intelligence Officer
  • I don't know quite to what extent you would expect——' Here Lady Bandobust paused, as if waiting for data on which to proceed.

    An American Girl in London |Sara Jeannette Duncan