Definitions for sepoy
ˈsi pɔɪse·poy

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1. sepoynoun

   A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

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1. Sepoy

   Sepoy () was the Persian-derived designation originally given to a professional Indian infantryman, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of the Mughal Empire. In the 18th century, the French East India Company and its other European counterparts employed locally recruited soldiers within India, mainly consisting of infantry designated as "sepoys". The largest sepoy force, trained along European lines, served the British East India CompanyThe term "sepoy" continues in use in the modern Indian, Pakistan and Nepalese armies, where it denotes the rank of private.

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1. Sepoynoun

   a native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner

2. Etymology: [Per. siph, fr. siph an army. Cf. Spahi.]

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1. Sepoy

   A sepoy was formerly the designation given to an Indian soldier in the service of a European power. In the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army it remains in use for the rank of private soldier.

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1. Sepoy

   sē′poi, n. a native soldier, whether Hindu or Mohammedan, in the British army in India. [Hind. sipāhī, a soldier—Pers. sipāhī, a horseman.]

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1. Sepoy

   the name given to a native of India employed as a soldier in the British service in India.

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1. sepoy

   Corrupted from the Indian word sipahi, “a soldier.” This word sipahi, in its more familiar form of spahis, is known in most Eastern armies; and is itself derived from sip, “a bow and arrow,” the ordinary armament of an Indian soldier in ancient times. The word Sepoy now denotes a native Hindoo soldier in the British army in India. The Sepoys consist of Mohammedans, Rajpoots, Brahmans, and men of other castes, besides Sikhs, Ghoorkas, and men of various hill-tribes. They are generally officered by Europeans.

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1. poesy

2. posey

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sepoy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sepoy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sepoy
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepoy
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sepoy
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sepoy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sepoy
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Sepoy
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html