>From "Miss Yougal's sais" in "Plain Tales" I take sais to be a groom. Jemadar is equivalent (I think) to corporal, so could jemadar-sais be something like "A corporal of horse"? _____________________________________________ Professor Tim Connell Division of Languages Room E4.28 Drysdale Building City University, London EC1V OHB Tel: 0171-477 8265 Fax: 0171-477 8266 Homepage: http://www.city.ac.uk/conted/division.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%