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serang
CIDE DICTIONARY
serang, n. [Per. sarhang a commander.].
The boatswain of a Lascar or East Ondian crew. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
serang, n. Anglo-Ind. a native head of a Lascar crew.
Etymology
Hindi f. Pers. sarhang commander
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