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Dacoit

2 stages from Hindi to English.

Today it means a member of an armed gang of robbers, especially in South Asia
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Stage 1 of 2
dakait
Hindi · medieval
"an armed robber"
a member of an armed gang of robbers
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Stage 2 of 2
dacoit
English · 1800s
"a member of a band of armed robbers"
adopted through British colonial administration and law in India
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