E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Mofus’sil (East Indies).
The subordinate divisions of a district; the seat of government being called sudder. Provincial.
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“To tell a man that fatal charges have been laid against him, and refuse him an opportunity for explanation, this is not even Mofussil justice.”—The Times.
