Ancalikal, Añcālikaḷ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Añcālikaḷ (அஞ்சாலிகள்) noun < அஞ்சாலி. [anchali.] Cultivators, so called because they are entitled to only one-fifths of the produce of their cultivation, the remainder being paid to the king; நிலவருவாயில் ஐந்தி லொருபங்கை மட்டும் வைத்துக்கொண்டு நான்கு பங்கை அரசனுக்குக் கொடுக்கும்படி நிர்ப்பந்திக்கப்படும் குடிகள். [nilavaruvayil ainthi lorupangai mattum vaithukkondu nanku pangai arasanukkug kodukkumbadi nirppanthikkappadum kudigal.] (R.)

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