noun
Patel
puh-TEHL
noun
1
In parts of India, a village headman or local chief.
"The patel settled the land dispute between the two families."
How to Use Patel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional title for a village leader in South Asia, though most people encounter it today as a common surname.
Word Forms
Patels plural, patels plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati paṭěl, "village headman," from Sanskrit paṭṭakila.