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Moonshee

Moonshee \Moon"shee\, n. [Hind. munish[=i], fr. Ar. munish[=i] a writer, author, secretary, tutor.] A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language. [India]

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moonshee

n. An Indian teacher of languages, especially Hindustani and Persian.