a., s. m, Leading, respectable; president of any society, leader; met. in bad sense:—chor uchakká chauhdrí, guṇḍḍí rann bhardán:—thieves pickpockets and rascals are headmen and leaders, and profligate women are the respectable.—Prov. used of those who being immoral and impostors pretend to lead societies and be reformers, or of those who exercise influence over the people by machinations and deceptions.