The Royal Family of Jaffna

Glossary

Arya Cakravarti = A Title
Arasan = King
Arasi / Iraasaaththi / Aalukiraval = Queen
Ammal / Naachchiyaar = Noble Lady
Arachchiyar = Tamil Title
ADC = Aide de Camp
Athikaari / Adigari = Officer
BA = Bachelor’s Degree
Brahman = The Priestly Caste
CCS = Ceylon Civil Service
Cekaracacekaran / Pararacacekaran = Throne Names
Chaddampiar = Tamil Title
Dewan Bahadur = Nobililty Title
DJ = District Judge
Dom / Don / Dona = Portuguese Title
Eng / Ing = Professional Engineer
FRGS = Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
GCSMA = Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Michael of the Wing
Ilavarasan = Prince
Ilavarasi / Arasakumari = Princess
Interpreter Mudaliyar = Interpreter in a Kachcheri or Office
Iraasaisthirii = Queen Consort
JP = Justice of the Peace
Kalla Iraasaisthirii / Arasa Vaippaaddi = Royal Concubine
KCMG = Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
Kovil = Temple
Kumaran = Young Prince
Lanthar = Tamil Title
MA = Master’s Degree
Maharajah = Great King
Mannan = King
Maniyagar / Vanniya = Chief Headmen
MLC = Members of the Legislative Council
MMC = Member of the Municipal Council
MSC = Member of the State Council
MP = Member of Parliament
Mudali = A Person of Noble Ancestry
Mudaliyar = Ancient Tamil Title
MVO = Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Nandi = Sacred Bull
Notary = An Officer of the Court
OBE = Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Paddilarasan / Irasakumaran = Prince Regent
Paddaththukkuriya Ilavarasan / Paddaththu Ilavarasan = Crown Prince
Paddaththukkuriya Ilavarasi / Paddaththu Ilavarasi = Crown Princess
Pandithar / Pandithamani = A Person of High Scholastic Achievement
PhD = Doctorate
Pillai = Ancient Tamil Title
Proctor = An Officer of the Court an Advocate
Pullavar = Tamil Title
QC = Queen's Counsel
Raja = King
SC = Senior Counsel
Setu / Setukavalan = Guardians of Rameswaram / Adams's Bridge
UPM = Unofficial Police Magistrate
Vellalar = Cultivator Caste
Vidane / Vithanaiyar / Udaiyar = Headmen
Zamindar / Jamindar = Land Holder Semi-Independent Ruler of a Large Estate

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