Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarat c7.s2.22
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarát c7.s2.22
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(4) *Mahattara* or Senior has the derivative meaning of high in rank. *Mhátára* the Maráthi for an old man is the same word. In the Valabhi plates *mahattara* seems to be generally used to mean the accredited headman of a village, recognised as headman both by the people of the village and by the Government.