vakeel
or va·kil
[ vuh-keel ]
/ vəˈkil /
noun Indian English.
a native lawyer.
Origin of vakeel
1615–25; < Hindi
vakēl < Arabic
wakīl
Words nearby vakeel
vaisya,
vaivode,
vajpayee,
vajra,
vajrayana,
vakeel,
val,
val d'or,
val-bélair,
val-d'oise,
val-de-marne
Example sentences from the Web for vakil
I am Debono's Vakil, and am glad you are come, for we are all tired of waiting for you.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile |John Hanning SpekeOur lanterns, as befits the Vakil's position, are very large.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) |Isabella L. BirdRionga passed his hours in native excesses, in the joy of receiving the titular rank of Vakil to the Khedive.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I |Demetrius Charles Boulger