se·poy (s  poi )n. 1. An indigenous soldier serving in the army of a foreign conqueror, especially an Indian soldier serving under British command in India. 2. a. The lowest enlisted rank in the British Indian army and its successors, equivalent to private. b. One holding this rank. [Probably from Portuguese sipae, from Urdu sip  h , from Persian, cavalryman, from siph, army.] |
sepoy [ˈsiːpɔɪ]
n
(Historical Terms) (Military) (formerly) an Indian soldier in the service of the British
[from Portuguese sipaio, from Urdu sipāhī, from Persian: horseman, from sipāh army]
Translations
sepoy
n → Sepoy m
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