bheesty
or bhees·tie
[ bee-stee ]
/ ˈbi sti /
noun, plural bhees·ties.
(in India) a water carrier.
Origin of bheesty
1775–85; < Urdu
bhīstī < Persian
bihishtī pertaining to paradise, i.e., beautiful, as poetic convention describes cup-bearers (equivalent to
bihisht paradise +
-ī suffix of appurtenance)