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vakil

Pronunciation: /vəˈkiːl/
(also vakeel)
Definition of vakil

noun

Indian
  • 1a lawyer or solicitor.
  • 2an agent or representative.

Origin:

from Persian and Urdu wakīl, Turkish vakīl, from Arabic wakīl

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