Bandobust


noun
(in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
Historical Examples

I don’t know quite to what extent you would expect——’ Here Lady bandobust paused, as if waiting for data on which to proceed.
An American Girl in London Sara Jeannette Duncan

Brigadiers, of course, do not starve; they would not, even if they possessed no bandobust of their own.
On the Heels of De Wet The Intelligence Officer

bandobust, lit., a tying or binding; any system or mode of regulation discipline; arrangements.
The Story of the Guides G. J. Younghusband

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