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Medieval vs Kotwal - What's the difference?

medieval | kotwal |

As an adjective medieval

is medieval (of or relating to the middle ages).

As a noun kotwal is

(historical) the leader of a kot or fort in medieval india.

medieval

English

Alternative forms

* mediaeval, (used for archaizing effect although non-contemporary), medireview (autocorrected misspelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from about 500 to about 1500.
  • Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages.
  • Archaic.
  • Brutal.
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    • Derived terms

    * medievaldom * medievalism * medievalist * medievalize * medireview

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  • A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
  • * Thank God for modern remedies, the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

    • kotwal

    English

    (wikipedia kotwal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
  • The local police chief or magistrate of an Indian town or city.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 437:
  • *:Why do people pay taxes, offer their wrists for manacling when the kotwal or even an ordinary policeman shows up at the door to arrest a man who is accused of committing a theft or murder?