A historical Indian term for a feudal grant or assignment of land revenue, given as a reward or privilege.
From Persian 'i'nam' (a gift or grant). The word entered English when the British encountered the feudal system in India.
This word is a window into how English absorbed vocabulary from colonial encounters—'enam' tells the story of how Indian land tenure systems were recorded by English administrators.
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