Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c26.s2.324
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c26.s2.324
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v2.c26.s2.324
*Magamai*, Tam. Corrupt form of *maganmai*, the nature of being a son to another. (a) A tax levied among certain merchants in the Tanjore and Trichinopoly districts on all sales and purchases. The levy is in the shape of a small but fixed sum which is utilised for some public purpose (*E.I.*, XVII, p. 112). (b) A contribution formerly levied on all merchants and cultivators for a temple, now given optionally; a fee or donation to which an individual or establishment may be entitled (*W.* p. 316).